FST 60293 Food Biochemistry
Unit I
Unit I
Water: Properties and structure of water, Importance of water in food, Forms of water in food, Moisture determination in food, water activity, pH and buffers.
Water: Properties and structure of water, Importance of water in food, Forms of water in food, Moisture determination in food, water activity, pH and buffers.
Metabolism: Anabolism and catabolism, Energy metabolism, Glycolysis, TCA Cycle, Phosphogluconate pathway, pentose phosphate pathway, Glyoxylate cycle. Energy transport, electron transport. Oxidative phosphorylation. Photochemistry of chlorophyll.
Metabolism: Anabolism and catabolism, Energy metabolism, Glycolysis, TCA Cycle, Phosphogluconate pathway, pentose phosphate pathway, Glyoxylate cycle. Energy transport, electron transport. Oxidative phosphorylation. Photochemistry of chlorophyll.
Unit II
Unit II
Carbohydrates: Types of carbohydrates, Stereo-chemistry of carbohydrates, Structure and properties of carbohydrates, Biosynthesis of carbohydrates, Glycogenesis, Glucogenesis and Gluconeogenesis,
Carbohydrates: Types of carbohydrates, Stereo-chemistry of carbohydrates, Structure and properties of carbohydrates, Biosynthesis of carbohydrates, Glycogenesis, Glucogenesis and Gluconeogenesis,
Unit III
Unit III
Proteins and Amino acids: Structure and properties, Utilization of amino acids, Biosynthesis and degradation of Amino acid, stereochemistry, ionization, structure of the peptide bond, Protein structure and mechanism of protein synthesis. Denaturation and renaturation of proteins.
Proteins and Amino acids: Structure and properties, Utilization of amino acids, Biosynthesis and degradation of Amino acid, stereochemistry, ionization, structure of the peptide bond, Protein structure and mechanism of protein synthesis. Denaturation and renaturation of proteins.
Unit IV
Unit IV
Lipids and Fatty Acids: Lipids classification and structure. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, Properties and analysis of fatty acids, Iodine value, saponification value and rancidity. Glycerol and triacylglycerol. Oxidation of fatty acids. Biosynthesis of fatty acids, Lipoprotein metabolism.
Lipids and Fatty Acids: Lipids classification and structure. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, Properties and analysis of fatty acids, Iodine value, saponification value and rancidity. Glycerol and triacylglycerol. Oxidation of fatty acids. Biosynthesis of fatty acids, Lipoprotein metabolism.
Unit V
Unit V
Nucleic acids: Purine, pyrimidine, ribose sugar, nucleoside, nucleotide, structural properties of DNA, structural properties of RNA.
Nucleic acids: Purine, pyrimidine, ribose sugar, nucleoside, nucleotide, structural properties of DNA, structural properties of RNA.
Enzymes: Chemical catalysis, catalyst, biocatalysts, nomenclature and types of enzymes, Enzyme kinetics and enzyme inhibition.
Enzymes: Chemical catalysis, catalyst, biocatalysts, nomenclature and types of enzymes, Enzyme kinetics and enzyme inhibition.
Hormones: Hormone synthesis, properties of hormones, classifications of hormones, mode of action of hormones, role of hormones in metabolism.
Hormones: Hormone synthesis, properties of hormones, classifications of hormones, mode of action of hormones, role of hormones in metabolism.