BCH
310
Bioenergetics
1
BCH
312 Food
and Nutrition Biochemistry 2
BCH
314 Protein Structure
& Function
3
BCH
316 Biochemical Reasoning
1
MCB
302 Microbial
Genetics/Molecular Biology
3 Electives units)
MCB
304 Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health
3
MCB
308 Food Microbiology
3 BIO 304 Industrial
Methods of Analysis 3
TOTAL_21_C-_Compulsory,_E-_Elective,_R-Required,_L-Lectures,_P-_Practical,_T-Tutorials.'>TOTAL_20_C-_Compulsory,_E-_Elective,_R-Required,_L-Lectures,_P-_Practical,_T-Tutorials._FIRST_SEMESTER_400_LEVEL_Groupings_Course'>TOTAL 20 C- Compulsory, E- Elective, R-Required, L-Lectures, P- Practical, T-Tutorials. FIRST SEMESTER 400 LEVEL Groupings Course Code Course Title Course unit Compulsory courses
BCH
401 Advanced
Enzymology
3
BCH
403
Tissue Biochemistry 1
BCH
405 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
3
BCH
407 Plant Biochemistry
2
BCH
409 Pharmacological Biochemistry
3
BCH
411
Bioinformatics
3
BCH
399
SIWES
6
TOTAL 21 C- Compulsory, E- Elective, R-Required, L-Lectures, P- Practical, T-Tutorials. SECOND SEMESTER 400 LEVEL Groupings Course Code Course Title Status Course unit Compulsory courses
BCH 402 Biosynthesis of
Macromolecules C
1
BCH 404
Bioinorganic Chemistry C
1
BCH 406 Metabolic Regulations C
2
BCH 408 Seminar C
2
BCH 410 Industrial Biochemistry C
3
BCH 412 Advanced Biochemical Methods C
2
BCH 414
Fundamentals of Biosignalling and Oncology C
2
BCH 499 Research Projects C
6 Electives
AEB 402 Principles of
Parasitology E
2
MCB 402 Cell tissue and Culture E
2
TOTAL 19 C- Compulsory, E- Elective, R-Required, L-Lectures, P- Practical, T-Tutorials. BCH 201 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY I (3 Units) Chemistry of amino acids, proteins and their derivatives methods of isolation and identification, Primary, Acidity and alkalinity, PH and PKa values and their effects on cellular activities Buffers, Classification of enzymes. Chemistry/Structures of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic. acids.
BCH 202, GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II (3 Units) Structures; properties and biological
significance of proteins, carbohydrate, lipids and nucleic acids Secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins determination and biochemical applications of proteins. Nomenclature of nucleosides, and nucleotides; effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic acids. Structures and functions of major cell components procaryotic versus eukaryotic organisms.
BCH 203 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ANDBIOTECHNOLOGY I (2 Units) (LP Tb Historical development of molecular biology and biotechnology universality of the genetic code the central dogma of molecular biology DNA replication transcription and translation in relation to gene expression. The gene cloning technology relevant tools and steps in cloning, restriction enzymes and ligases, gel electrophoresis for separating DNA fragments, plasmid and viral vectors as vehicles for DNA transfer and cell transformation. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
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