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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS/COURSES: (Any Two of the following)
BT-XXX Biochemical & Biophysical techniques
BT-XXX Computer Applications and Biostatistics
BT-XXX Biocatalysis and Enzyme Mechanisms.
BT-XXX Enzyme Engineering & Technology
BT-XXX Basic Immunology
NOTE-XX: Depending on the elective number and semester under which a particular course from the above given list is offered, it will be assigned the same number under elective as given in the course structure.
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-COMMON SUBJECTS
BT-101 MICROBIAL ENGINEERING
UNIT I
Introduction to biotechnology and biochemical engineering, bioprocess techniques, biotechnology products. Raw materials used for Industrial fermentation and its processing. Chemical, physical and physiochemical treatment.
UNIT II
Material balance: Thermodynamic preliminaries, system and process, steady state and equilibrium, law of conservation of mass, types of material balance problem, material balances with recycle and bypass streams.
Energy balance: Basic energy concepts, intensive & extensive properties, Studies of enthalpy for reactive & non reactive processes. Heat of combustion, heat of reaction at Non standard conditions .Thermodynamics of microbial growth, energy balance equation for cell culture, unsteady state energy balance equations.
UNIT III
Medium optimization and Sterilization: Medium optimization techniques with special emphasize on statistical techniques, placket-Burman design, ANOVA, central; composite design, response surface methodology.
Sterilization: Media sterilization: kinetics of thermal death of cells & spores, design of batch and continuous thermal sterilization, coupling of Arhenious equation and cell death kinetics, sterilization of air and filter design. Radiation and chemical sterilization.
UNIT IV
Stoichiometry of bioreaction and energetic of microbial growth, ATP and red ox potential balance, Yield coefficients, Growth stoichiometry and elemental balances ,electron balances ,productivity and their correlation with the stoichiometry.
Unstructed model for microbial growth. The development of different microbial growth kinetics like Malthus, Pearl and read, Monod Model, Konark Model. The limitation of Monod model and development of other constitutive models. Multisubstrate model, inhibition models for substrate, Product and toxic substances, development of logistic equation. Maintenance and endogenous metabolism kinetics.
UNIT V
Kinetics based on molecular mechanism, Model for Plasmid Structured models - a few examples, Single cell model, Product formation expression and replication, model of gene expression, Segregated model.Models of plasmid stability. Thermal death kinetics of cells and spores. Engineering and social considerations for the production of r-DNA products; Safety, Good Laboratory and manufacturing practices .Parameter estimation, Model validation and bioprocess optimization
TEXT BOOKS
1) Bailey JE, Ollis DF; Biochemical Engineering fundamentals Year of Publication 1986
2) Blanch HW and Clark DS: Biochemical Engineering Marcel Decker Year of Publication 1987
3)Introduction to Biochemical Engineering by D G Rao. Tata, Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
REFERENCES:
1)Biochemical Engineering Principles and functions by Syed Trnveer Ahmed Inamdar, PHI Learning Private limited.
2)Wiseman, A: Handbook of Enzyme Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Ellis Horwood Publication, Year of Publication 1999
3) Moser, A; Bioprocess technology, kinetics and reactors; Springer Verlag, Year of Publication1988
4) Schugerl K: Bellgart K H (Eds); Bioreaction Engineering, Modeling and control; Springer – verlog, berlin Year of Publication 2000
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-COMMON SUBJECTS
BT-102 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
UNIT I:
DNA Structure, Replication and repair. Genes arrangement. Eukaryotic chromosome Structure and replication. Repetitive DNA. CpG islands, Gene amplification.
Different classes of RNA and their functions. RNA synthesis and other post transcriptional modifications.
UNIT II:
Protein synthesis and translational control.
Control of gene expression in prokaryotes. Transcriptional control in Eukaryotes.
UNIT III:
Plasmids, Transposable elements and TY elements.
Molecular mechanism of antisense molecules, inhibition of splicing, polyadenylation and translation, disruption of RNA structure and capping.
UNIT IV:
Biochemistry of ribozyrne; hammer- head, hairpin and other ribozymes, strategies for designing ribozymes, Applications of antisense and ribozyme technologies.
UNIT V:
Structure and classification of viruses and Replication of bacteriophages.
Replication of animal viruses. A note on SV40 and Retroviruses in transformation.
TEXT BOOKS :
1. “Molecular Biology of the gene” by Waston et al 4th ed.
2. “Genes VI” by Benjamin Lewis
3. Biochemistry and Molecular biology, William H. Elliott and Daphne C. Elliott, Third Edition, Indian edition, Oxford University press, 2005.
REFERENCES:
1. “Genetics” by Ursula Goodenough
2. “Cytogenetics” by lGarl P. Swanson, Mertz & Young
3. “General Virology” by Luria & Darnell
4. “Biochemistry” by Stryer.
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-PREPARTORY SUBJECTS
BT-XX GENERAL AND INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION & METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Role of microorganisms in transformation of organic matter and in the causation of diseases, Development of pure culture methods; Enrichment culture methods. Pure culture techniques; Theory and practice of sterilization; Principles of microbial nutrition Construction of culture media; Enrichment culture techniques for isolation of chemoautotrophs, chemoheterotrophs and photosynthetic microorganisms.
UNIT II: MICROBIAL GROWTH
The definition of growth, mathematical expression of growth, growth curve, availability of oxygen; Culture collection and maintenance of cultures.
Media formulation: Principles of microbial nutrition, formulation of culture media, selective media, factors influencing the choice of various carbon and nitrogen sources, vitamins, minerals, precursors & antifoam agents. Importance of pH. Basics of Response surface Methodology (RSM)
UNIT III: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FERMENTATION
History and development of fermentation industry, Shake flask, batch and continuous operations and their applications merits and demerits. Solid state fermentation..
UNIT IV: INDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT METABOLITES
Antibiotics: penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and other antibiotics; biological production considerations; large scale production. Primary and secondary metabolites. Organic acids: Lactic, citric, acetic, gluconic, fumaric and itaconic acids; process variables and large scale production.
Alcohols and alcoholic beverages: Ethanol production and purification, production of beer, wine and related beverages.
Industrial Enzymes, Vitamins: Their importance and role as coenzymes; production of B, C and A.
UNIT V: FOOD & ALLIED PRODUCTS
Food industry: Bakers yeast and bread making, rennet and other proteolytic enzymes in cheese making, production of different cheeses; other products from diary industry, sweeteners, single cell protein. Biofertilizers. Fuels: Methane generation, biological production of hydrogen. r-DNA proteins (EG. Hormones, vaccines, humanized antibody).
TEXT BOOKS:
1. "Principles of fermentation technology" by P F Stanbury and A Whitaker, Pergamon press (1984).
2. Industrial Microbilogy by A.H. Patel, Macmillan India Ltd.
3. Industrial Biotechnology by S.N. Jogdand, First edition, Himalaya Publishing House, 2006.
REFERENCES:
1. “General Microbiology” 5th Edition Stanier et al.
2. “Enzymes in food processing” by Gerald Reed, Academic press.
3. “Comprehensive Biotechnology” Vols III & IV, Editor M.Moo young.
4. “Industrial Microbiology” by Prescott
5. “Industrial Microbiology” by Casida.
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-PREPARTORY SUBJECTS
BT-XX BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLIC REGULATION
UNIT I: METABOLISM AND REGULATION OF MACROMOLECULES
Carbohydrates- Glycolysis, aerobic and anaerobic fate of pyruvate, Oxidative phosphorylation, Glucoenogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen metabolism. Nucleic acids- Purine synthesis and catabolism. Pyramidine synthesis and catabolism. Proteins– Transamination, Deamination, Oxidative deamination, Urea cycle. Aminoacids- Biosynthesis of non-essential aminoacids, catabolism of aminoacids. Lipids- Fatty acid synthesis, β-oxidation of fatty acids
UNIT II: Photosynthesis
Light reaction and Dark reaction
UNIT III: Transportation in biomembranes, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Structure of plasma membranes. Transportation of molecules across plasma membrane. Modes of cell signaling, Types of receptors used for cell signaling, pathway of intracellular signal transduction using secondary messengers, Apoptosis
UNIT IV: PROTEIN TARGETING
Protein synthesis, Cotranslation and post translation of proteins. Protein targeting
UNIT V: ENZYMES
Nomenclature and classification of enzymes. Factors affecting enzymes. Enzyme specificity. Enzymes assay. Enzyme inhibition. Applications
TEXT BOOKS
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Third Edition by William H. Elliott and Daphne C. Elliott, Oxford University press.
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Biochemistry L.Stryer Third Edition
REFERENCES:
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Biochemistry White, Handler and R.B.Smith 7th Ed. 1983
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Principles of Biochemistry A.Lehninger 1987.
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry by J.L. Jain, Sunjay Jain AND Nitin Jain, S. Chand and Company LTD
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-PREPARTORY SUBJECTS
BT-XX PROCESS ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
UNIT I
Fundamentals o f chemical engineering Brief overview , concepts of unit operation & unit process with examples, units and dimensions, dimensional analysis, Presentation and analysis of data,fluids vs solids, fluid static’s- Pressure measurement –different types of manometers with simple numeric problems, steady flow –equation of continuity , Derivation of Bernoullis equation for one dimensional flow, its limitation and corrections and applications in flow meters.
UNIT II
Fluids mechamics Introduction , Newtons law of viscosity, flow curves for non-Newtonian fluids with examples from biotechnology, flow patterns –laminar and turbulent, Reynolds experiment – Reynolds number, pressure drop due to friction, relating Reynolds number with friction factor, packed beds and pressure drop through packed beds ,Fludization – concept , significance in chemical industry, and pressure drop across fluidized beds.
UNIT III
Heat transfer Modes of heat transfer with examples, conduction, convection and radiation, definitions and governing laws, Thermal boundary layer and Prandtal number, conductivity and resistivity, compound resistances in series, heat transfer through cylindrical pipe, analogy between momemtum and heat transfer, simple numerical problems on conduction.
Heat transfer Convection-Natural and forced convection, dimensionless numbers in heat transfer, concept of heat transfer coefficient and overall heat transfer coefficient, radiation, combined heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
UNIT IV
Heat exchanger equipment: Heat exchangers Over view of heat exchangers-types and temperature area graphs, concept of LMTD, overview of other heat transfer operations.
Boiling and evaporation; Mechanisms of boiling, Film and nucleate boiling, single and multiple effect evaporators, economy and evaporators performance with various feeding patterns viz, forward , backward and parallel.
UNIT V
Mass transfer Definition ,Ficks law of diffusion , Analogy with momemtum and heat transfer, diffusivities of gases and liquids, fundamentals of mass transfer , theories of mass transfer, concept of mass transfer coefficients, dimesionless numbers, overview of separation operations with examples; ideal stage concept, mass transfer equipment-distillation, liquid extraction, gas absorption, drying.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Unit operations of Chemical Engineering, (1993), by McCabe, Simth and Harriott, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Introduction to Biochemical Engineering, Second edition, By D G Rao, Tata McGraw Hill Publications.
REFERENCES:
1. Bioprocess Engineering principles By Pauline M Doran, Academic Press.
2. Unit Operations-1, K. A. Gavhane, Nirali Prakashan Publication.
M.Tech BIOTECHNOLOGY-FIRST SEMESTER-PREPARTORY SUBJECTS
BT- XX BASIC ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
UNIT I:
Trigonometry- relations related to compound angles, multiple and sub-multiples, transformations, hyperbolic functions
UNIT II:
Concepts of limit, continuity, differentiation, product rule, quotient rule. Differentiation of trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential functions.
UNIT III
Applications of differentiation – problems on tangent, sub tangent normal, sub normal. Introduction to partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem.
UNIT IV:
Introduction, Integration of different functions, methods of Integration, Integration by parts. Concept of definite integrals.
Applications of definite integrals – problems on areas.
UNIT V:
Forming of differential equation by eliminating arbitary constants, first order and first degree – variables and seperables, exact, homogeneous and linear.
Textbooks:
1. Engineering Mathematics - N.P. Bali and others.
2. Engineering mathematics - B.V. Ramana
References:
1. Differential Calculus - Shanthi Narayan
2. Integral Calculus - Shanthi Narayan
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER - ELECTIVES
BT-XXX BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES
UNIT I:
Colloidal solutions of biopolymers and their electrochemical properties. Hydrodynamic properties: Viscosity, diffusion etc of biopolymers; Molecular weight determination, osmotic pressure, reverse osmosis, and Donnan effect. Structure of Biomembranes and their electrochemical properties, membrane potential, action potential and propagation of impulses.
UNIT II:
Electrophoresis: Different methods of electrophoresis for protein, nucleic acids, small molecular weight compounds and immuno precipitates (Immuno electrophoresis). Peptide mapping and combination of electrofocussing and SDS-PAGE.
UNIT III:
Theory of centrifugation and application to biological systems. Rotors angle/vertical/zonal/continuous flow centrifuge, differential centrifugation density gradient centrifugation. Ultra centrifugation principle and application. Chromatography – adsorption, affinity, partition, Ion exchange, gel permeation, GLC, TLC, RPC, HPLC etc.
UNIT IV:
Introduction to principles and applications of (a) spectroscopic methods (UV, Vis, IR, Fluorescence, ORD,CD & PAS) (b) NMR, ESR & Mass spectrometry. Use of radioactive and stable isotopes and their detection in biological systems.
UNIT V:
Automatic analyzer for amino acids, protein sequenater, peptide synthesizer & nucleic acid synthesizer. Cell sorters and their applications. Theory of lyophilization and its applications to biological systems. Introduction to principles and working of light & Electron microscope.
BOOKS:
1. Introduction to Biophysics by Pranab Kumar Banerjee, S Chand and company, 2008.
2. Instrumental methods of chemical analysis by G. R Chatwal and S .K Anand, Himalaya publishing house, 2008.
REFERENCE:
1. Biotechnology Procedures and Experiments handbook by S. Harisha, Infinity Science Press LIC, 2008.
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-ELECTIVES
BT-XXX COMPUTER APPLICATIONS & BIOSTATISTICS
UNIT I:
Introduction of digital computers: Organization; low-and high level languages; binary number system, Operating systems. Microsoft-Office packages (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint).
UNIT II:
Descriptive Statistics: Develop frequency distributions,Calculate measures of central tendency and Dispersion,Utilize Microsoft® Excel®’s graphic and tabular techniques to represent descriptive statistical data Probability Distribution Define terminology related to probability, Differentiate between probability and non probability sampling designs,Describe the probability distribution of a random variable, Explain the concept of a normal probability distribution
UNIT III:
Confidence Intervals: Explain the standard normal distribution,Describe the value of the central limit theorem,Calculate point and interval estimates,Evaluation of confidence Intervals using MS-Excel, Hypothesis Testing Assess circumstances when hypothesis testing is appropriate, Analyze research, which employs various hypothesis tests, Identify and assess when various inferential tests should be used, Hypothesis testing using MS-Excel
UNIT IV:
Simple linear regression and correlation
Apply correlation analysis to solve research issues, Apply linear regression analysis to
solve research issues, Regression and correlation using MS-Excel
Flow charts and algorithms
UNIT V:
Introduction to programming - Fundamentals of ‘C’ Language - Typical structure of a C Program. Introduction to programming - Flow charts and algorithms - Fundamentals of ‘C’ Language - Typical structure of a C Program, Data Types - Variables - Constants - Arithmetic expressions –
Use of operators – program examples.
Decision making in C - relational operators - Logical operators - Precedence of operators - IF and IF ... ELSE statements - Looping concepts in C _ WHILE loop - DO ... WHILE - and FOR loops - Programming examples.
Functions - User defined Functions - Local and Global variables - Parameters - Programming examples.
Arrays - BREAK statement - Strings and character arrays - examples.
Introduction to data structures and database concepts
Database architecture and concepts of Relational database management
System, SQL and PL/SQL ,Introduction to Oracle RDBMS
TEXT BOOKS :
1. “Computer Fundamentals” by B.Ram
2. “Fundamentals of Computers” by V.Rajaraman
REFERENCE;
1. “C Programming” by G.Kochan
2. “The Spirit of C” by Mullish Cooper
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY)-FIRST SEMESTER-ELECTIVES
BT- XXX BIOCATALYSIS AND ENZYME MECHANISMS
UNIT I: BIOCATALYSIS
Current Status, Advantages & disadvantages, Comparison with other Catalysts, Biocatalysts as a technology, Green Chemistry
UNIT II: CHARACTERIZATION OF A BIOCATALYST
Enzyme Kinetics, Basis of Enzyme Action, Theories of Enzyme Catalysis, Efficiency, Stability, Selectivity of Enzymes, Screening of New Enzyme Activity
UNIT III: BIOCATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC SYNHTHESIS
Basic of stereochemistry; Enantiomerically pure amino acids, Hydroxy esters with carbonyl reductase, Alcohols with ADH, Penicillin G, Ephedrine, Chiral drugs, Anticholesterol drugs, Anti-infectives, Anti-AIDS drugs, Cardiovascular drugs, Applications of Lipases and Esterases in the Pharma industry, Steroids
UNIT IV:BIOCATALYSIS IN NON-CONVENTIONAL MEDIA
Enzymes in organic solvents, Advantages of Biocatalysis in organic media, Role of water in Enzyme reactions in Organic solvents, Substrate as solvent, Ionic liquids and Supercritical Solvents for enzymatic reactions
UNIT V: INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES
Enzymes in the food industry, Cell-wall degrading enzymes, Lipases, Proteases, Amylases, Xylanases, Enzymes in brewing, Fat splitting, Enzymes in the paper and pulp industry, Enzymes in the textile industry, Enzymes for preservation, The future of enzyme applications
BOOKS:
1. Biocatalysis: Fundamentals & Applications by Andreas Sebastian Bommarius , Bettina R. Riebel, VCH (02 April, 2004)
2. Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry by Kurt Faber, Springer Berlin 5th Edn, 2004
REFERENCES:
1. Enzymes by palmer,
2. Enzymes in Industry by Wolfgang Aehle, Wiley-VCH, 2004.
M.Tech. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-ELECTIVES
BT-XXX ENZYME ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIT: I
The enzyme, introduction, nomenclature and classification, applications in Industrial, Medical,Analytical,Chemical,Pharmaceutical and Food Sectors. specific activity, turnover number. Basis of enzymatic reaction, collision theory and transition state theory and role of entropy in catalysis
Enzyme kinetics, Michaelis-Menten equation, Brigg’s-Haldane equation & estimation of constants using graphical technique,
UNIT II:
Hydrolytic, covalent, acid-base, electrostatic and metal ion involved catalysis. Energetics of substrate binding. The mechanism of action of chymotrpsin losoenzyme, glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate etc., Determination of the number of active sites of enzyme.
Enzyme inhibition kinetics, substrate and product and toxic substance inhibition.
UNIT III:
Temperature dependence of rate constants of enzymatic reaction, thermal deactivation, pH effect on rate constants and protein structure. Stoichiometry of bioreaction and energetics of enzymatic reaction, ATP and redox potential balance. Yield coefficients and their correlation with the stoichiometry
UNIT IV:
Pre-steady–state kinetics, determination of rate constants, rapid mixing, stopped flow and relaxation technique. Enzyme kinetics at limiting condition, enzyme kinetics at interface and kinetics of multi substrate reactions.
UNIT V:
Immobilization of biocatalysts an introduction, Electrostatic Effect, effect of charged and uncharged support, Effect of external and internal mass transfer, Damkohler number, effectiveness factor, Intraparticle diffusion kinetics, Biot number
TEXT BOOKS :
1. Blanch HW and Clark DS: Biochemical Engineering Marcel Decker Year of Publication 1987.
2. Enzymes by palmer,
3. Prace and stevens,
4. Blanch HW and Clark DS: Biochemical Enginering, Marcel Decker
REFERENCES:
1. Bailey JE, Ollis, DF: Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals
2. Schugerl K., Bellgart KH (Eds): Biorection Engineering, modeling and control: Springer-Verlag, Berlin
3. Wiseman, A: Handbook of Enzyme Biotechnlogy, 3rd Edition, Ellis Horwood Publication
4. Moser, A: Bioprocess technology, kinetics and reactors: Springer Verlag
5. Biochemical Engineering Principles and functions by Syed Trnveer Ahmed Inamdar, PHI Learning Private limited.
M.Tech (BIOTECHNOLOGY) - FIRST SEMESTER-ELECTIVES
BT-XXX BASIC IMMUNOLOGY
UNIT: I
Types of immunity: innate and acquired, acute phase reactants. Acquired immunity: humoral and cell mediated immune response
UNIT: II
Immunogenicity; Immunochemistry: Immunogens, haptens, adjuvants, Immunoglobulin (antibody) structure and function, Monoclonal antibodies, recombinant and chimeric antibodies, Abzymes, Antigen-antibody interactions
UNIT: III
Cellular immunology: Lymphocytes- T and B, Macrophages- identification using CD markers, Lymphoid tissues, lymphocyte development, Antigen receptors on B and T cells
UNIT: IV
Antigen recognition, Role of MHC antigens, Lymphocyte activation, Antibody secretion and cell mediated immune responses, Cytokines, Immunological tolerance
UNIT: V
Transplantation and Immunosuppressive drugs; Vaccines: conventional, subunit and recombinant, Antiidiotypic vaccines; Tumor immunology: Immunotoxins.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. "Essential Immunology" by Ivan M.Roitt
(1980). (Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, London) fourth edition
2. "Immunology" by Ivan M. Roitt, Jonathan Brostoff and David K. Male (1985) (Glower Medical Publishing, London) first edition.
3. "Immunology Today".
4. Current topics in Microbiology & Immunology.
FIRST SEMESTER LABORATORY COURSES
BT-107 TECHNIQUES IN MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1. Basic techniques in handling microbes - sterilization, media preparation,
precautions etc.,
2. Study of growth rate and the factors affecting it.
3. Chromatography - including Paper, TLC, GLC, Gel filtration chromatography
(HPLC) and Ion exchange chromatography (FPLC)
4. Electrophoresis and Blotting Techniques - PAGE and SDS-PAGE. Determination of molecular weight. Western Blot Technique.
5. Quantitative determination of carbohydrate content: e.g.Preparation of Starch from various sources, starch hydrolysis and determination of carbohydrate content.
6. Estimation of proteins by Lowry's and Biuret methods e.g. in milk, legumes and pulses.
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