SBT1102 – BIOCHEMISTRY UNIT 1 CARBOHYDRATES Introduction. Classification, Properties and Biological importance. Isomers, epimers, enantiomers,mutarotation, open chain and closed chain structures of glucose. UNIT 2 AMINOACIDS AND PROTEINS Aminoacids: classification- essential and non-essential amino acids, protein and nonprotein amino acids, Zwitter ions. Proteins: Classification- based on i) shape and solubility and ii) increasing complexity of structure. Structure of proteins: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary, biological significance. Concept of isoelectric point and its significance. UNIT 3 LIPIDS Introduction, Classification, Properties and Biological importance. Fatty acid nomenclature and structure, Lipids in cell membrane Cholesterol and Steroids, Hormones - structure and function UNIT 4 NUCLEIC ACIDS Introduction- Nitrogeneous bases - Purines and Pyrimidines - Nucleosides and Nucleotides -- Structure of nucleic acids - DNA, RNA: m-RNA, t-RNA, r-RNA - Biological importance of nucleic acids. 16s rRNA and its significance. UNIT 5 VITAMINS AND MINERALS Vitamins: fat soluble and water soluble vitamins. Minerals: Micro and Macro minerals. Biological importance of vitamin and minerals, deficiency symptoms