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The document outlines the curriculum structure for the Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology program at Kuvempu University for the academic year 2024-25, detailing courses, credits, and assessment methods across six semesters. It includes specific course titles, teaching hours, internal assessments, and total marks for each semester. Additionally, it provides a breakdown of practical components and suggested readings for various subjects within the program.

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B.SC Biotech

The document outlines the curriculum structure for the Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology program at Kuvempu University for the academic year 2024-25, detailing courses, credits, and assessment methods across six semesters. It includes specific course titles, teaching hours, internal assessments, and total marks for each semester. Additionally, it provides a breakdown of practical components and suggested readings for various subjects within the program.

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KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY

BIOTECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of science (B.Sc.) Semester scheme
Curriculum structure for upgraded programme – 2024-25
In accordance with SEP

Sl. Course/ Title of Paper Subject Teaching Semester Internal Total Credits Examination
No Paper Code Category hours end assessment marks duration
exams
Semester - 1
1 BT – MC Biomolecules MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
-I and

Practical - metabolism MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs


1
Total 07 120 30 150 05 --
Semester - 2
2 BT –MC - Cell and MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
II molecular

Practical - biology MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs


II
Total 07 120 30 150 05 --
Semester - 3
3 BT –MC - Microbial MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
III technique,

Practical - biophysics and MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs


biostatistics
III
4 Elective/ Immunology EL/ 02 40 10 50 02 2 Hrs
Optional and OP -1
Immonotechni
ques
Genomics and
Proteomics
Total 09 160 40 200 07 --
Semester - 4
5 BT – MC Genetic MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
-IV Engineering

Practical - and MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs


Bioinformatics
IV
6 Elective/ Environmental EL/ 02 40 10 50 02 2 Hrs
Optional Biotechnology OP -2
Medical
Biotechnology
and
Bionanotechno
logy
Total 09 160 40 200 07 --
Semester - 5
7 BT –MC - Plant and MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
V Animal

Practical - Biotechnology MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs


II
Total 07 120 30 150 05 --
Semester - 6
8 BT –MC - Bioprocess MC – T 03 80 20 100 03 3Hrs
II Technology

Practical - MC – P 04 40 10 50 02 3 Hrs
II
9 Project/ 02 40 10 50 02 --
Dissertati
on/
internship
Total 09 160 40 200 07 --

Grand Total 48 840 210 1050 36


II Semester B.Sc. Degree (SEP Scheme)
BIOTECHNOLOGY

Program Name B. Sc Biotechnology Semester Second

Course Title Cell and Molecular Biology

Course No. BT -MC – II Theory No. of Credits 3


T
Contact hours 48 hrs Duration of Exam 3 Hours

Formative Assessment Marks 20 Summative Assessment Marks 80

Unit I 10 Hrs
Basic Cytology: The cell theory, ultrastructure of plant and animal cell, different types of Cells-
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Cell cycle and its regulation; Cell-ECM and cell-cell interactions; cell
motility and migration; cell death: different modes of cell death and their regulation (apoptosis,
necrosis, necroptosis, autophagy, senescence etc.).

Unit II 14 Hrs
Genetics: Monohybrid & dihybrid crosses, back-crosses, test-crosses, analyses of autosomal and sex
linkages, genetic mosaics, genetic epistasis in context of developmental mechanism. Chromosomal
aberrations: Numerical and structural.

DNA Replication and DNA Repair: DNA polymerases, mechanisms of DNA replication in
prokaryotes and eukaryotes DNA replication models, Mutagens and DNA damage, DNA repair and
recombination.

Unit III 12 hrs


Transcription: Transcriptional initiation, elongation and termination; post-transcriptional
modification: splicing and addition of cap and tail, breakdown of selective and specific mRNAs
through interference by small non-coding RNAs (miRNAs and siRNAs).

Regulation of transcription: Concept of operon – Inducer and repressor operon models.

Unit IV 12 hrs
Translation: protein translation machinery, ribosomes - composition and assembly; universal
genetic codes, degeneracy of codons, Wobble hypothesis; Iso-accepting tRNA; mechanism of
initiation, elongation and termination; post-translational modifications. Protein sorting and targeting.

Suggested Readings:
1. Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2008).Molecular Biology
of the Cell (5th Ed.). New York: Garland Science.
2. Lodish, H. F. (2016). Molecular Cell Biology (8th Ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman.
3. Krebs, J. E., Lewin, B., Kilpatrick, S. T., & Goldstein, E. S. (2014). Lewin's Genes XI.
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
4. Cooper, G. M., & Hausman, R. E. (2013). The Cell: a Molecular Approach (6th Ed.).Washington:
ASM; Sunderland.
5. Hardin, J., Bertoni, G., Kleinsmith, L. J., & Becker, W. M. (2012). Becker's World ofthe Cell.
Boston (8th Ed.). Benjamin Cummings.
6. Watson, J. D. (2008). Molecular Biology of the Gene (5th ed.). Menlo Park,
CA:Benjamin/Cummings.

PRACTICAL II: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Program Name B. Sc Biotechnology Semester Second

Course Title Cell and Molecular Biology

Course No. BT -MC - II No. of Credits 2


Practical
P
Contact hours 64 hrs. Duration of Exam 3 Hours

Formative Assessment Marks 10 Summative Assessment Marks 40

1. Basics of microscopy – simple, compound microscope.


2. Study on type of cells- Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
3. Use of Micrometer and calibration, measurement of onion epidermal cells and yeast.
4. Study of divisional stages in mitosis from onion root tips.
5. Study of divisional stages in meiosis in grasshopper testes/onion or Rheo flower buds.
6. DNA isolation: Sheep liver or Coconut endosperm
7. Agarose gel electrophoresis.
8. Spectral analysis and DNA quantitation
9. Genetics Problems.
Model Practical Examination Scheme
B.Sc. Biotechnology
PRACTICAL: II
II-SEMESTER (Biomolecules and Metabolism)
(Formative Assessment Marks: 10; Summative Assessment Marks: 40)
Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 40
Q1. Conduct any one of the following experiment 15 M
a.
b.
c.
Scheme of Valuation
● Writing Principle -3M
● Conducting experiment -5M
● Calculation/Tabular column /observation -5M
● Result-2M
Q2. Conduct any one of the following experiment 10 M
a.
b.
Scheme of Valuation
● Conducting experiment -5M
● Calculation/Tabular column /observation and report -5M
Q3. Identify and comment on A and B 2.5X2=5 M
• Identification - 1M
• Comment/Description- 1.5 M
(Blood sugar level, Rf values of amino acids, urine profile, lipid profile)
Q4. Record 5M
Q5. Viva 5M
II Semester B.Sc. Degree Examination (SEP Scheme)
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Time: 3 Hrs Max. marks: 80
Instructions: 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Draw neat labelled diagrams wherever necessary

PART-A

1.Answer all the five questions 2 x 5 = 10


a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
PART-B

Answer any six of the following: 5 x 6 = 30

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
PART-C

Answer any four of the following: 10 x 4 = 40


10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
I Semester B.Sc. Degree (SEP Scheme)
BIOTECHNOLOGY

Program Name B. Sc Biotechnology Semester First

Course Title Biomolecules and Metabolism

Course No. BT-MC - I Theory No. of Credits 3

Contact hours 48 hrs Duration of Exam 3 Hours

Formative Assessment Marks 20 Summative Assessment Marks 80

Unit I 12 hr
Carbohydrates: Definition, Classification, Fischer and Howarth structure of monosaccharides and
Disaccharides - Ribose, Glucose, Galactose and Fructose, Sucrose, Maltose, Lactose. Reducing and
non-reducing sugars.Polysaccharidesclassification: homo and heteropolysaccharides, Structure of
Starch and Chitin. Carbohydrates in health and diseases.
Lipids: Definition, Classification and biological properties. Fatty acids- unsaturated and saturated
fatty acids. Essential fatty acids and their biological importance.Biological role of lipids-
Phospholipids, Glycolipids and Cholesterol.

Unit II 14 hr
Proteins and Enzymes: Amino acids- general structure, essential and non-essential amino acids,
classification based on polarity, Titration of amino acids - zwitter ionic structure. D-and L- amino
acids. Structure and properties of peptide bond. Structural organization of proteins -primary,
secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins, Biological importance of proteins.
Enzymes: Nomenclature and classification, mechanism of enzyme action – Lock and key
hypothesis, Induced Fit hypothesis. Enzyme kinetics – Michelis – Menton equation and Lineweaver-
Burk plot. Enzyme inhibition. Application of enzymes in Agriculture,Industries and Medicine.
UNIT-III 08 hr
Nucleic Acids: Nucleosides & Nucleotides - structure & nomenclature. DNA-Types, Secondary
structure of DNA (Watson and Crick model), RNA- Types and biological functions, structure of t-
RNA (Clover leaf model).
UNIT-IV 14 hr
Basics of metabolism:Basic thermodynamics: free energy, enthalpy and entropy.
Basic terminologies: Anabolism, catabolism, primary metabolism and secondary metabolism.
Carbohydrate metabolism: Glycolysis and its regulation, gluconeogenesis. TCA cycle and electron
transport chain. Calvin Cycle, C4 and CAM pathway.
Lipid metabolism: Beta-oxidation, Biosynthesis of fatty acids.
Amino acid Metabolism: Glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids, general pathways of
degradation,Urea cycle, General pathways of synthesis of amino acids.
Metabolism of nucleotides: Biosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines and degradation of purines and
pyrimidines.
Suggested Readings:
1. An Introduction to Practical Biochemistry, 3rd Edition, (2001), David Plummer; Tata
McGraw Hill Edu.Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi, India
2. Biochemical Methods,1st Edition, (1995), S. Sadashivam, A. Manickam; New Age
International Publishers, India
3. Introductory Practical biochemistry, S. K. Sawhney & Randhir Singh (eds) Narosa
Publishing. House,New Delhi, ISBN 81-7319-302-9
4. Experimental Biochemistry: A Student Companion, Beedu Sasidhar Rao& Vijay
Despande(ed). I. K International Pvt. LTD, New Delhi. ISBN 81-88237-41-8
5. Standard Methods of Biochemical Analysis, S. K. Thimmaiah (ed), Kalyani Publishers,
Ludhiana ISBN 81-7663-067
6. Principles of Biochemistry: 6Eds. Albert L Lehninger, Tata_McGrawHill Publications, New
York, USA.

PRACTICAL 1: BIOMOLECULES AND METABOLISM

Program Name B. Sc Biotechnology Semester First

Course Title Biomolecules and Metabolism

Course No. BT-MC – I P Practical 1 No. of Credits 2

Contact hours 64 hrs Duration of Exam 3 Hours

Formative Assessment Marks 10 Summative Assessment Marks 40

1. Qualitative analysis of sugars.


2. Qualitative analysis of amino acids
3. Reducing sugar estimation by DNS method.
4. Protein estimation by Biuret method
5. Determination of activity of alpha amylase
6. Separation of amino acids by circular paper chromatography.
7. Estimation of iodine value of lipids.
8. Qualitative analysis of metabolites in urine sample-urea, uric acid, creatinine,
albumin,glucose, sterol and ketone bodies
Model Practical Examination Scheme
B.Sc Biotechnology
PRACTICAL: 1
I-SEMESTER (Biomolecules and Metabolism)
(Formative Assessment Marks: 10; Summative Assessment Marks: 40)
Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 40
Q1. Conduct any one of the following experiment 15 M
a.
b.
c.
Scheme of Valuation
● Writing Principle -3M
● Conducting experiment -5M
● Calculation/Tabular column /observation -5M
● Result-2M
Q2. Conduct any one of the following experiment 10 M
a.
b.
Scheme of Valuation
● Conducting experiment -5M
● Calculation/Tabular column /observation and report -5M
Q3. Identify and comment on A and B 2.5X2=5 M
• Identification - 1M
• Comment/Description- 1.5 M
(Blood sugar level, Rf values of amino acids, urine profile, lipid profile)
Q4. Record 5M
Q5. Viva 5M
I Semester B.Sc. Degree Examination (SEP Scheme)
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Time: 3 Hrs Max. marks: 80
Instructions: 1. Answer all the questions.
2. Draw neat labelled diagrams wherever necessary

PART-A

1.Answer all the five questions 2 x 5 = 10


a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
PART-B

Answer any six of the following: 5 x 6 = 30

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
PART-C

Answer any four of the following: 10 x 4 = 40


10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

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