MSc Biotechnology Scheme of Studies & Exams 2012-13

M.
Sc BIO-TECHN OLOGY
2012-13 ON WARD S
DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL

(SONEPAT)
SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATIONS
M. Sc (BIOTECHNOLOGY)
1st YEAR (SEMESTER I)
Credit Based Scheme w.e.f. 2011-12
S.
No. Course No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
BT-501 MS
Course Title
CELL AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY
BT-503 MS BIOCHEMISTRY
BT-505 MS MICROBIOLOGY-I
BT- 507 MS BIOSTATISTICS AND
COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
BT-509 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB - I
BT-511 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB
II
III
TOTAL
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Duration
Scheme
Credit of Exam
L
P Total Sessional External Marks Total
(Hours)
Marks
Theory Practical
4
50
100
150
4
4
4
4
4
4
50
50
50
100
100
100
150
150
150
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
50
50
50
50
100
100
2
2
6
6
50
50
100
16
12
28
350
400
150
900
22
Note:
The students w ill be allow ed to use non-programmable scientific calculator. How ever,
sharing/exchange of calculator is prohibited in the examination.
Electronic gadgets, including cellular phones are not allowed in the examination.

(SONEPAT)
1st YEAR (SEMESTER II)
S.
No. Course No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
BT-502 MS
BT-504 MS
BT-506 MS
BT-508 MS
Course Title
BIOINSTRUMENTATION
IMMUNOLOGY-I
GENETIC ENGINEERING-I
INTRODUCTION TO
BIOINFORMATICS
BT- 510 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB - IV
BT-512 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB V
BT-514 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB VI
TOTAL
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Duration
Scheme
Credit of Exam
L
(Hours)
Marks Theory Practical
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
150
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
16
4
4
4
12
4
4
4
28
50
50
50
350
400
50
50
50
150
100
100
100
900
2
2
2
22
6
6
6
Note:
Each student has to undergo a professional training of at least 4 w eeks from a
biotechnology-based industry/ research Institute/ laboratory. Its evaluation w ill be carried
out in the 3rd Semester.

(SONEPAT)
2nd YEAR (SEMESTER III)
S.
No. Course No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Course Title
BT-601 MS GENOMICS AND

PROTEOMICS-I
BT-603 MS ENZYMOLOGY AND
ENZYME TECHNOLOGY-I
BT-605 MS INDUSTRIAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
BT- 607 MS PLANT
BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
VII
VIII
IX
BT-615 MS TRAINING REPORT
PRESENTATION
TOTAL
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Duration
Scheme
Credit of Exam
L
(Hours)
Marks
Theory Practical
4
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
50
100
50
50
100
50
50
100
50
50
16
14
30
400
400
150
950
24
Note:

(SONEPAT)
2nd YEAR (SEMESTER III)
S.
No. Course No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Course Title
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Scheme
Duration
L
P Total Session External Marks Total Credit of Exam
(Hours)
al
Theory Practical
Marks
4
4
50
100
150
4
3
BT-601 MS GENOMICS AND

PROTEOMICS-I
BT-603 MS ENZYMOLOGY AND
4
ENZYME TECHNOLOGY-I
BT-605 MS INDUSTRIAL
4
BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
BT- 607 MS PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
4
BT-609 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB VII BT-611 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB
VIII
BT-613 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB IX
BT-615 MS TRAINING REPORT
PRESENTATION
TOTAL
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
14
50
100
150
100
150
50
50
50
100
-
50
50
150
100
100
4
2
2
3
6
6
4
2
50
50
50
-
100
50
2
2
6
-
30
400
400
150
950
24
50
Note:

(SONEPAT)
2nd YEAR (SEMESTER IV)
S.
No.
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
Course
No.
Course Title
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Duration
Scheme
Credit of Exam
L P Total Sessional External Marks Total
(Hours)
Marks
Theory Practical
BT-602 MS MEDICAL
4
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BT-604 MS ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY- 4
I
BT-606 MS ENVIRONMENT
4
BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
BT-608 MS BIOETHICS, BIOSAFETY
4
AND IPR
BT-610 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB X
BT-612 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB - XI
BT-614 MS SEMINAR
TOTAL
16
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
4
4
2
10
4
4
2
26
50
50
50
350
400
50
50
100
100
100
50
850
2
2
2
22
6
6
-
Note:

(SONEPAT)
2nd YEAR (SEMESTER IV)
S.
No.
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
Course
No.
Course Title
Teaching
Examination Scheme
Duration
Scheme
Credit of Exam
L P Total Sessional External Marks Total
(Hours)
Marks
Theory Practical
BT-602 MS MEDICAL
4
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BT-604 MS ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY- 4
I
BT-606 MS ENVIRONMENT
4
BIOTECHNOLOGY-I
BT- 608
BIOETHICS, BIOSAFETY
4
MS
AND IPR
BT-610 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB X
BT-612 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB - XI
BT-614 MS SEMINAR
TOTAL
16
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
50
100
150
4
4
2
10
4
4
2
26
50
50
50
350
400
50
50
100
100
100
50
850
2
2
2
22
6
6
-
Note:
BT 501 MS
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
M. Sc. Semester - I (Biotechnology)

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Basic Stru cture and fu nction of cells and their organelles: Cellular and su bcellu ar
d ifferences betw een prokaryotes and eu karyotes, stru ctu re and fu nctions of cellu lar
organelles.
Transport across biom em branes: Transport of nu trients, ions and m acrom olecules
across membranes, facilitated transport, group translocation, active transport.
Protein sorting and vesicu lar trafficking: Transp ort of m olecules into and ou t of the
nu cleu s, transport of proteins into m itochond ria and chloroplasts, transport from the
ER through golgi apparatus to lysosomes.
UNIT-II:
Cell-Cell Interactions: General principles of cell to cell com m u nication, cell ad hesion
and role of different adhesion molecules, extracellular matrix.
Cell cycle and Regulation: Molecu lar events and m od el system s, m echanics of cell
division, regulation of cell cycle.
Cell Signaling: Signalling via G- Protein- linked cell su rface receptors and via
enzyme- linked cell surface receptors, two component signalling.
UNIT-III:
Basic concepts of genetic inform ation: DN A and RN A as genetic m aterial, chem ical
stru ctu re and base com position of nu cleic acid s, su percoiling of DN A, DN A
reassociation kinetics (cot cu rve analysis), DN A organization into chrom atin,
bacterial and eukaryotic genomic organization.
Genetic Material: replication and repair: enzym es and p roteins of DN A replication,
prokaryotic and eu karyotic replication m echanism , replication in phages and
retroviruses, DNA repair mechanisms.
UNIT-IV:
Transcription: Mechanism of transcription in prokaryotes and eu karyotes, RN A

polymerases, post- transcriptional processing of tRNA, rRNA and mRNA.
Translation: Characteristics of genetic cod e, translational m echanism in prokaryotes
and eukaryotes, post translational modification and transport of proteins.
Regulation of gene expression: Operon concept, positive and negative control, lac, trp
and arb operon, catabolite repression, attenu ation, regu lation of gene expression in
eukaryotes.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Cell and Molecu lar Biology, ed . EDP. De Robertis and EMF De Robertis, Lippincot William s
& Wilkins Pvt Ltd.
2. Molecular Cell Biology, ed. Harvey Lodish and D. Baltimore W.H Freeman & Co. 4th ed.2000.
3. Cell Biology, ed. Smith and Wood, Chapman and Hall.
4. Molecular biology of Cell, ed. Bruce Alberts, James D.Watson, Garland Publising.
5. Essential of Molecular Biology, ed. Malacinski, Freifelder Jones, Bartlet Publisher.
6. Cell & Molecular Biology, Concepts & Experiments, ed. Gerald Karp, John Wiley & Sons.
7. The cell a molecular approach, ed. Cooper, A.S.M.Press.
N OTE: In the semester examination, the examiner w ill set eight questions in all, selecting tw o
from each unit. The candidates w ill be required to attempt five questions in all selecting at least
one from each unit. All questions will carry equal marks.
BT 503 MS
BIOCHEMISTRY
M. Sc Semester - I (Biotechnology)
L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
UNIT-I:
of
Proteins Classification based on stru ctu re and fu nction, forces stabilizing protein
structure and shape, different levels of structural organization.
Carbohydrates Stru ctu re and properties of m onosaccharid es, oligosaccharid es and
polysaccharides, and their biological functions.
UNIT-II:
Lipids Classification sim ple and com plex lipid s, fatty acid s stru ctu re and
nom enclature, soap valu e, acid value, iod ine num ber, rancid ity, stru ctu re and
function of triacylglycerols, phospholipids, glycolipids and steroids.
N ucleic acids: Physical & chem ical properties of nu cleic acid s, stru ctu re and
properties of pu rine & pyrim id ine bases, nu cleosid es & nu cleotid es, biological
fu nctions of DN A & RN A species, d ouble helical m od el of DN A stru ctu re and forces
responsible for it , A, B, & Z DNA.
UNIT-III:
Metabolism: General introduction, catabolism and anabolism.

Carbohydrate Metabolism- Glycolysis, Tricarboxylic acid cycle, Gluconeogenesis,
Glycogenolysis, glycogen synthesis and their regulation.
Lipid Metabolism- fatty acid oxid ation, beta - oxid ation of satu rated fatty
acid s, oxid ation of u nsatu rated and od d carbon fatty acid s, regu lation of fatty
acid oxid ation, alpha & om ega oxid ation of fatty acid s, ketogenesis, biosynthesis of
satu rated fatty acid s, elongation and d esatu ration of fatty acid s, biosynthesis of
triacylglycerols.
UNIT-IV:
Protein Metabolism : Essential & non essential am ino acid s, d egrad ation &
biosynthesis of am ino acid s, u rea cycle: reactions, regu lation and its linkage w ith
the citric acid cycle, nitrogen cycle, regulation of amino acid bio synthesis.
N ucleic Acid Metabolism: De-novo biosynthesis of pu rine and pyrimidines,
regulation of p u rine & pyrim id ine biosynthesis, salvage pathw ay, form ation of
deoxyribonucleotides, catabolism of purines & pyrimidines.

1. Lehninger: Principles of Biochem istry, 4th ed ition, by David L. N elson and M.M. Cox (2005)
Maxmillan/ Worth publishers/ W.H. Freeman & Company.
2. Biochemistry (2004) by J.David Rawn, Panima Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
3. Fu nd am entals of Biochem istry, 2nd ed ., by Donald Voet, Ju d ith G. Voet and Charlotte W.
Pratt (2006) , John Wiley & Sons, INC.
4. Biochem istry: The chem ical reactions of living cells, 2nd ed ition, Volum es I & II by David E.
Metzler (2001), Harcourt Academic Press.
5. Principles of Peptide synthesis (1984), Miklos, Bodansky, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg.
BT 505 MS MICROBIOLOGY-I
M. Sc. Semester - II (Biotechnology & Bioinformatics)
L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Introd u ction to Microbiology: H istory and scope of Microbiology, d iscovery of the

m icrobial w orld , m ilestones of m icrobiology, m icrobes in hu m an w elfare and
causation, applications of microbiology in biotechnology, future of microbiology.
UNIT-II:
The Diversity of the Microbial World : Classification of m icroorganism s, m ajor

characteristics u sed in taxonom y, classification system s: phenetic classification,
numerical taxonomy, phylogenetic taxonomy.
Stru ctu re and fu nction of prokaryotic m icrobes: fu nctional anatom y of bacteria,
viru ses, fu ngi: their m ajor characteristics and classification, brief accou nt of algae and
protozoa.
UNIT-III:
Microbial N u trition and Grow th: Grow th requirem ents, culture m ed ium , axenic
cu ltu res, isolation and preservation of pu re cu ltures, grow th cu rve, m easu rem ent of
m icrobial grow th, batch and continu ous cu ltu re, chem ostat and turbid ostat, influ ence
of environm ental factors on grow th, bacterial rep rod u ction- transformation,
transduction and conjugation.
Control of Microorganism s: Sterilization, d isinfection, factors influencing
effectiveness of antimicrobial agents, physical and chemical methods of control.
UNIT-IV:
Applied Microbiology: Basic clinical m icrobiology, pathogenecity of m icroorganism s,

im portant bacterial, viral and fu ngal d iseases, food sp oilage, food -borne d iseases,
m ajor p rod ucts of ind u strial m icrobiology, viz., antibiotics, am ino acid s, organic
acids etc. biopolymers, biosensors and bioremediation.

1. General microbiology: Stanier, Adelberg and Ingraham
2. Microbiology, ed. Prescott et al., 2003, Mc Graw Hill, USA.
3. Microbiology, ed. Pelczar et al, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
4. Food Microbiology, ed. Adams & Moss, , C B S Publishers, New Delhi
5. Principles of Microbiology: R.M. Atlas et al
from each unit. The candidates w ill be required to attempt five questions in all selecting at
least one from each unit. All questions will carry equal marks.
BT 507 MS BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Brief d escription and tabulation of d ata and graphical representation. Measures of

central tend ency and d ispersion: m ean, m ed ian, m od e, range, stand ard d eviation,
variance. Id ea of tw o types of errors and level of significance, tests of significance (F
and t-test); chi-square test.
UNIT-II:
Sim ple linear regression and correlation. Introd u ction to d igital com pu ters:
organizations; low level and high-level languages, the binary num ber system . Flow
charts and programming techniques.
UNIT-III:
Introd u ction to program m ing in Q basic and C. Introd u ction to d ata stru ctures and
d atabase concepts, introd u ction to internet and its applications. Introd u ction to MSOffice softw are, covering w ord processing, spread sheets and presentation softw are.
Introduction to Harvard graphics/Sigma plotter.
UNIT-IV:
Com pu ter oriented statistical techniques: Frequ ency table of single d iscrete variable,
bubble sort, computation of mean, variance and standard deviation; t-test, correlation
coefficient. Bioinformatics and biotechnology.

1. Principles of Biostatistics- M. Pagano, Cengage Learning Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2008.
2. Schaums outline of Probability and Statistics- Tata McGraw Hill, 2004.
3. Introduction to Biostatistics. Glover T. and Mitchell K. (2002). McGraw Hill, New York.
4. Fundamentals of Biostatistics. Rosner Bernard (1999), Duxbury Press.
5. Beginning Perl for bioinformatics- J. Tisdall; Wrox Press Ltd., 2000.
6. Genomic Perl- R.A. Dwyer, Cambridge University Press,2003.
7. Programming Perl Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen & John Orwant 3ed 2000- OReilly
8. MySQL and mSQL- Yarger OReilly Media Publishers, 1999.
9. Programming Perl - Tom Christiansen, Larry. Wall Orielly Publications.
BT 509 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- I

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
List of Experiments/ Exercises

1. Principle and functioning of commonly used biotechnological instruments in the laboratory.
2. Microscopy: structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
3.
H istology of variou s organ system s (N ervous, Digestion, Rep rod u ctive, Respiratory, and
Circulatory system).
4.
To study cell division in onion root tip/ insect gonads cells.
5. Isolation of genomic DNA and to study its purity by spectrophotometric method.

6. Isolation of proteins from eukaryotic cells
7. Isolation of genomic DNA from prokaryotic cells.
8. Isolation of plasmid DNA from bacterial cells.
9. Separation of proteins by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis.
10. Restriction m apping of plasm id DN A, involving single & d ouble d igestion of the p lasm id
with restriction enzyme.
11. Gel extraction of DNA.
12. P.C.R. amplification of DNA: Visualisation by gel electrophoresis.
TEXT /REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Principles & Techniqu es of Practical Biochem istry, ed . K. Wilson & J. Walker. Cam brid ge
University Press, Cambridge. (1994).
2. Introd u ctory Practical Biochem istry, ed ., S.K. Saw hney & Rand hir Singh. N arosa
Publishing House, New Delhi. (2000).
3. An introd u ction to Practical Biochem istry by David T. Plum m er. McGraw H ill, Book
Company. U.K. (1998).
4. Molecular Cloning A laboratory manual, ed. J. Sambrook and D.W. Russell, 2001, Cold
Spring Harbor laboratory Press, New York
N ote: The students will be required to perform 08 experiments/ exercises from the above list and
the other tw o experiments may be designed by the department based on the related
theory course.
BT 511 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- II

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
List of Experiments/ Exercisess

1.
Extraction of carbohydrates and total lipids from biological material.
2.
Qualitative tests for carbohydrates.
3.
Quantitative test for lipids.
4.
Determination of total protein in a given sample.
5.
Extraction and purification of proteins
6.
Study of Protein fractions albumin, globulin, glutelin, prolamin.
7.
Total Fat analysis
8.
Study of Free fatty acids/ saponification value/ iodine value.
9.
Gel electrophoretic separation of proteins.
10. Analysis of blood / urine samples for sugars / urea / bile pigments.
11. Assay of enzyme activities alkaline phosphatase /peroxidase /oxidase
12. Gel electrophoresis of DNA /RNA.

1. An Introd u ction to practical biochem istry, ed . S.K. Saw hney & Rand hir Singh, 2002,
Narosa Pub. House, N. Delhi
theory course.
BT 513 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- III

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
List of Experiments/ Exercises

1.
Microscopy: Use of microscopes, microscopic examination of microorganisms.
2.
Micrometry: Microscopic measurement of microorganisms.
3.
Staining methods: Gram, Spore, Capsule and Lactophenol cotton blue
4.
Preparation of m ed ia for grow th of variou s m icrobes; cu ltu ring and enum eration of
microbes.
5.
Isolation and characterization of microbes from soil, water and air.
6.
Performance of biochemical tests for identification of microbes.
7.
Pure culture techniques Streak plate, Pour plate, Spread plate
8.
Measurements of growth and study of effect of various factors on growth of
9.
Microorganisms temp., pH, salt concentration, U.V. & R.H.
10. Biochemical tests useful in bacterial taxonomy.

11. Water microbiology BOD, multiple tube fermentation tests.
12. Milk Microbiology SPC, testing the quality of milk.
theory course.
BT 502 MS
BIOINSTRUMENTATION
M. Sc Semester -II (Biotechnology)

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT I:
Microscopy: Light, electron (scanning & transm ission), phase contrast, flu rosence
icroscopy, freeze fractu re techniques, specific staining of organelles or m arker
enzymes.
Ultracentrifugation: Sed im entation of m acrom olecu les, centrifu gation techniqu es and
their applications, d ifferential centrifu gation, zonal, d ensity grad ient and
ultracentrifugation techniques.
UNIT II:
Gel Electrophoresis: Analysis of Proteins: Electrophoretic separation of p roteins (single

d im ension, native and d enatu ring gels, 2D ), Detection (staining, blotting and im m u nod etection, ELISA, RIA).Pu rification of proteins (ion-exchange, reverse phase, gel
filtration, affinity, gas chromatography ,High pressure liquid chromatography ( HPLC).
UNIT III:
Spectrophotometry: Basic concepts and brief description of application of U.V./

Visible, IR, NMR, ESR , Fluorescence , Raman , Mass spectroscopy ,X-ray diffraction
( diffraction by fibrous proteins, globular proteins and molecular crystals), CD and
ORD.
UNIT IV :
Rad ioisotope Techniques: N atu re of rad ioactivity, properties of a , and

rays,
m easu rem ent of rad ioactivity, u se of rad ioisotopes in research, in vivo and in vitro
leveling techniqu es, d ouble labelling, instrum ents for m onitoring rad ioactivity ,
qu enching , internal stand ard channel ratio, external stand ard ratio, em u lsion cou nting
radioactive decay, auto radiograph.
TEXT/ REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Biological Spectroscopy: Campbell and Durek.
2. Physical Biochemistry, ed. by D. Friefelder, W.H. Freeman and company U.S.A.
3. Introduction to instrumental analysis, ed. Robert. D. Braun, 1987. McGraw Hill, U.K.
4. Analytical Chem istry for technicians, ed . John Kenkel, 1994, Lew is Pu blishers. Boca Raton,
U.S.A.
5. Principles and Techniques of Practical Biochem istry, ed . K. Wilson and J. Walker, 1994,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
6. Bophysical Chem istry: Principle and Techniqu es, ed . A.Upad hyay, K.Upad hyay and N.
Nath, 1998, Himalya Publication House, Delhi.
7. Physical Biochemistry, ed. K.E. Vanholde, 1985, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey.
BT 504 MS IMMUNOLOGY-I
M. Sc. Semester - II (Biotechnology)
L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
UNIT-I:
of
The Components of Immunity: Innate and Acquired Immunity. Cells and organs
of immune System, phagocytosis, and inflammatory responses, hematopoesis.
Immunogens and Immunoglobulins: Antigens, haptens, su perantigens,
antigenic d eterm inants, im m u noglobu lins- basic stru ctu re, classes and
su bclasses of im m u noglobu lins, biological effector fu nctions m ed iated by
antibod y, genetic organization of im m u noglobulin genes, generation of
antibody diversity.
UNIT-II:
Im m u ne effector responses: H u m oral im m u ne responses, B cell receptor, B cell

m atu ration, activation and d ifferentiation, T- d epend ent and T- independent
antigens, role of TH cells in hum oral im m u ne response, prim ary and
second ary hu m oral im m une response, T cell recep tor, T cell d evelopm ent and
activation, m echanism of cell m ed iated im m u ne response, m ajor
histocom ptibility com plex, antigen processing and presentation, cytokines,
complement system.
UNIT-III:
Techniqu es in Im m u nology: Antigen-antibod y reactions, affinity, avid ity,

im m u no precipitation techniqu es, im m u nod iffu sion, im m u noelectrophoresis,
rocket im m u noelectrophoresis, cou nter cu rrent im m u no electrophoresis,
radio-im m u noassay,
ELISA,
im m u noflu orescence,
flow
cytom etry,
monoclonal antibodies and hybridoma technology.
UNIT-IV:
Clinical Im m u nology: Im m u nity to infection: Bacteria, viral and parasitic

infections, vaccines, a brief accou nt of: H ypersensitivity- Type I-IV,
autoimmunity- types of au toim m u ne d iseases, transplantation im m u nology,
im m u nological basis of graft rejection, tu m ou r im m u nology, cancer and the
immune system Immunodeficiency diseases.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Im m u nology, ed . R.A. Gold sby ,T. J. Kind t, B.A. Osborne, W.H .Freem an & com pany,
New.York.
2. Essential of Im m u nology, ed . Ivon Roitt, Peter Delves, Blacksw ell, Scientific
Publications. Oxford.
3. Fundanental of immunology, ed. Paul W.E. Raven press, New York.
N OTE: In the semester examination, the examiner w ill set eight questions in all, selecting
tw o from each unit. The candidates w ill be required to attempt five questions in all
selecting at least one from each unit. All questions will carry equal marks.
BT 506 MS GENETIC ENGINEERING-I

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
Duration of Examination
3 Hours
UNIT-I:
Tools for Gene Cloning: Introd u ction, historical backgrou nd , restriction enzym es,
m od ifying enzym es, ligases, polym erases, linkers and ad aptors, hom opolym eric
tailing, labelling of DNA, nick translation, random priming
Cloning vectors: plasm id s, bacteriophages, cosm id s and phasm id s, artificial
chromosomes as vectors (YAC, BAC, MAC).
UNIT-II:
Cloning strategies and recom binant selection: Cloning strategy, m ethod s of gene
isolation, Chem ical Synthesis of gene, construction of genom ic and cDN A library.
Chrom osom e w alking, chrom osom e jum ping, d ifferent screening m ethod s: genetic,
immunochemical, nucleic acid hybridization, HRT and HART.
UNIT-III:
Molecu lar probes and Polym erase Chain Reaction: Molecu lar probes, labeling
(rad ioactive vs non-rad ioactive) and u ses of p robes, prim er d esigning, PCR:
principle, typ es; m od ified PCR (inverse PCR, anchored PCR, PCR for m u tagenesis,
RT-PCR, asym m etric PCR), cloning of PCR p rod u cts. Applications of PCR.
Expression of cloned genes: In bacteria, in yeast, expression in p lants and in
mammalian cells.
UNIT-IV:
H ybrid ization techniqu es , Molecu lar Mapping and Applications of Genetic

Engineering: Sou thern, N orthern, and Western H ybrid ization, DN ase footprinting,
gene silencing technologies, Molecu lar m arkers (RAPD, RFLP, AFLP, STS),
Applications of Genetic engineering in microbial, plant and animal world

1. Prim rose, S.B., Tw ym an, R.M. and Old , R.W. Principles of Gene Manipu lation. 6th Ed ition,
S.B. University Press. (2001).
2. Brown T.A. Genomes., 3rd ed. Garland Science. (2006).
3. Smita Rastogi and Neelam Pathak. Genetic Engineering (2009) Oxford University Press.
4. Sam brook, J. and Ru ssel, D.W. Molecu lar Cloning: A Laboratory Manu al, Vols 1-3, CSH L.
(2001).
5. Selected papers from scientific journals.
6. Technical Literature from Stratagene, Promega, Novagen, New England Biolab etc.
BT 508 MS INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS

M. Sc. Semester - II (Biotechnology )
L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Introd u ction to operating and num ber system s:Wind ow s, Unix, Linu x; binary, octal
and hexadecimal number systems.
Basics of N etw orking and program m ing: Internet, Intranet, netw orking protocols,
FTP,www., f l o w ch a r t s , a l g o r i t h m s , a s s e m b l e r s , i n t e r p r e t e r s , c o m p i l e r s .
Databases and Databanks: Introd u ction, collecting and storing sequences in
laboratory, stru ctu re d atabases: PDB, MMDB, NCBI d atabases: SEQ-IDs, Bio SEQsSETs, SEQ- ANNOT, SEQ- DESCR, submitting DNA sequences to the databases.
UNIT-II:
I n fo r m a t i o n r e t r i e v a l fr o m b i o l o g i ca l d a t a b a s e s : R e t r i e v i n g d a t a b a s e
e n t r i e s , i n t e g r a t e d i n fo r m a t i o n r e t r i e v a l , EN T R EZ s y s t e m , s e q u e n ce
d a t a b a s e s b e y o n d N C BI, m e d i ca l d a t a b a s e s .
Sequ ence alignm ent and d atabase searching: Introd u ction, evolu tionary basis of
sequ ence alignm ent, optim al alignm ent m ethod s, statistical significance of alignm ent,
database similarity searching, FASTA, BLAST.
Mu ltiple sequ ence alignm ent: Exhaustive algorithm s, heu ristic algorithm s,
progressive alignment methods, iterative alignment, block-based alignment.
UNIT-III:
Phylogenetic analysis: Elem ents of phylogenetic m od els, id entifying paralogs and

orthologs, steps in phylogenetic d ata analysis: alignm ent, d eterm ining the
su bstitu tion m od el, tree bu ild ing, tree evaluation, form s of tree representation
Distance based m ethod : u nw eighted pair grou p m ethod w ith arithm etic m ean,
neighbor joining and Fitch-Margoliash method, minimum evolution.
Character- based m ethod s: m axim um parsim ony and m axim um likelihood ,
bootstrapping by jacknifing, phylogenetics software: PHYLIP and PAUP.
UNIT-IV:
Pred ictive m ethod s using nu cleotid e sequ ences: fram ew ork, m arking repetitive
DN A, d atabase search, cod on bias d etection, d etecting fu nction sites in the DM,
integrated gene passing, finding tRNA genes.
Pred ictive m ethod s u sing protein sequ ences: p r o t e i n i d e n t i t y b a s e d o n
c o m p o s i t i o n , P r o p s e a r ch , p h y s i ca l p r o p e r t i e s b a s e d o n s e q u e n ce s ,
s e c o n d a r y s t r u c t u r e a n d fo l d i n g cl a s s e s , Ss p r e a d So p m a , s p e ci a l i z e d
s t r u ct u r e o f fe a t u r e s , t e r t i a r y s t r u ct u r e .

1. Bioinformatics Concepts, Skills, Applications.S.C. Rastogi, Namita Mendiratta, Parag Rastogi.
2. Bioinform atics: A Practical Guid e to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins. And ras D. Baxevanis,
B.F. Francis Ouellette.
3. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids.Richard Durbin
4. Shanmughavel, P. 2005. Principles of Bioinformatics, Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India.
5. DNA and Protein Sequence Analysis. A Practical approach.Bishop M.J.Rawlings C.J. (Eds.).
6. Introduction to Bioinformatics.Teresa. K. Atwood and David J. Parry-Smith.
BT 510 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- IV

L
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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
List of Experiments/Exercises
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Routine techniques in handling laboratory animals: Feeding, cleaning & hygienic measures.
Inoculation and bleeding of laboratory animals (mice/ rabbit).
Preparation and administration of antigens.
Isolation and purification of immunoglobulins.
Quantification of immunoglobulins.
To perform single radial immunodiffusion test.
To perform double immunodiffusion test.
Latex agglutination test.
To perform different types of ELISA.
To perform immunoeletrophoresis with the given antigen-antibody sample.
To perform differential leukocyte count of the given blood sample.
To perform total leukocyte count of the given blood sample.

1. Immunology, Kuby JWH Freeman and Company, New York
2. Practical Immunology (vol 1 & 2) by G.P.Talwar.
theory course.
BT 512 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- V

L
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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
1.
Isolation of plasmid DNA, construction of RE map, and restriction endonuclease profile

analysis.
2. Construction of recombinant DNA and transformation of E.coli cells with rDNA.
3. Extraction of double stranded genomic RNA from viral samples.
4. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) for detection of segmented genomic RNA
5. Polymerase chain reaction for detection of pathogens in blood/and other clinical samples.
6. RT-PCR for detection of RNA.
7. Cloning of PCR products followed by nucleic acid sequencing.
8. Restriction endonuclease profile analysis.
9. RFLP and RAPD.
10. Southern hybridization/ Northern hybridization.

1. Sam brook J & Russel DW. 2001. Molecu lar Cloning: a LaboratoryManu al. Cold Spring
Harbour Lab. Press.
2. Twyman RM. 2003. Advanced Molecular Biology. Bios Scientific.
theory course.
BT 514 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- VI

M. Sc. Semester -II (Biotechnology )
L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
6 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
1.
Biological Databanks: biological sequence databases,structure databases, specialized
2.
databases.
Database file formats and Data retrieval tools: SRS, Entrez.
3. Similarity searching using NCBI, BLAST and multiple sequence alignment using Clustal.
4.
Phylogenetic tree construction using PHYLIP package.
5.
Molecular visualization tools: Swiss-Pdb Viewer and Rasmol.
6.
Protein sequence analysis (ExPasy proteomic tools).
7.
Gene structure and function prediction (using GenScan, GeneMark).
8.
PERL Programming.
9. To tabu late statistical inform ation given in d escriptive form and u se graphical techniqu es
to interpret it.
10. To compute the correlation coefficient for bivariate data and interpret it.
1. Bioinformatics: A Practical Approach by K. Mani and N. Vijayaraj, Aparna Publications,
Coimbatore.
2. Bioinformatics. Higgins & Taylor (2000). OUP.
3. Practical statistics for Experimental Biologists. Wardlaw, A.C. (1985). John Wiley and
Sons.
4. Programming Perl Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen & John Orwant 3ed 2000- OReilly
5. Programming Perl - Tom Christiansen, Larry. Wall Orielly Publications
theory course.
BT-601 MS GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS-I

M. Sc. Semester - III (Biotechnology)
L
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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Genome structure, organization and mapping: Structural organization of prokaryotic,

eu karyotic and organellar genom es; genom e content- gene d istribu tion and
arrangem ent in prokaryotes and eu karyotes; m apping genom es- genetic and physical
m apping, DN A m arkers for genetic m apping, linkage analysis, restriction m ap ping,
FISH, STS mapping.
UNIT-II:
Genom e sequ encing, analysis and annotation: DN A sequ encing- principle and
technique, pyrosequ encing; au tom ated , w hole genom e, and shotgu n sequencing,
clone-contig assem bly, hu m an genom e sequ encing project- a brief accou nt; analysis
of sequ ence d ata- experim ental and com pu tational approaches for d eterm ining gene
location and for fu nctional analysis of ind ivid u al genes; genom e sequ ence
annotation; com parative genom ics; transcriptom ics- stu d ying transcriptom e by
sequence analysis and microarray analysis, SAGE, parallel signature sequencing.
UNIT-III:
Proteom ics: Protein profiling- two-d im ensional separation of total cellular proteins,
isolation and sequ ence analysis of ind ivid ual protein spots, MALDI-TOF for protein
id entification, protein characterization by m ass spectrom etry, protein expression
analysis u sing m icroarrays; stru ctu ral analysis of proteins- X-ray crystallography and
N MR spectroscopy; protein-protein interactions- phage d isplay, yeast tw o-hybrid
system ; analysis of protein com plexes- affinity pu rification and m ass spectrom etry,
metabolomics and systems biology.
UNIT- IV:
Applications of genom ics and p roteom ics: in research, hu m an health care, and in
agricultu re, pharm acogenom ics, high throu ghpu t screening in genom e for d ru g
d iscovery and id entification of gene targets, com parative genom ics, fu tu re
perspectives and developments.

1. Brown TA, Genomes, 3rd Edition. Garland Science Pub (2006).
2. Cam pbell AM &H eyer LJ, Discovering Genom ics, Proteom ics and Bioinform atics, 2nd
Edition. Pearson Education (2007).
3. Prim rose S &Tw ym an R, Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genom ics, 7th Edition,
Blackwell (2006).
4. Daniel C. Liebler, Introduction to Proteomics. Humana Press.
5. Twyman RM, Principle of Proteomics. BIOS Scientific Publishers. (2004).
6. Kamp RM, Methods in Proteome and Proteome Analysis. Springer. (2004).
7. Jolles P and Jornvall H , Proteom ics in Fu nctional Genom ics: Protein Stru ctu re Analysis.
Birkhauser (2000).
BT 603 MS
ENZYMOLOGY AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY-I

M. Sc Semester - III (Biotechnology)
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I: Introd u ction to enzym e: H istory ,N om enclatu re and classification of enzym es; Isoenzym es,
enzym e specificity, m onom eric and oligom eric enzym es, m u ltienzym e com plex,
holoenzym e, apo-enzym e, Units of enzym e activity (d efinition of IU, Katal), sp ecific
activity of enzym e, m easurem ent of enzym e activity, enzym e tu rnover. Ribozym es and
abzymes A brief account.
UNIT-II: Enzym e kinetics : Enzym e kinetics and its im portance, Method s u sed for investigating the
kinetics of enzym e catalyzed reactions; factors affecting the velocity of enzym e catalysed
reaction; Michaelis-Menten equation, Vm ax, Km and its significance; Linew eaver Bu rk
plot- its ad vantages and lim itations, Ead ie- H ofstee and H anes plots; enzym e inhibition,
types of enzym e inhibitions- com petitive, u ncom p etitive, noncom petitive. Bisu bstrate
reactions- brief introduction to sequential and pingpong mechanism with examples.
UNIT-III: Strategies u sed for enzym e prod u ction, isolation and pu rification, m ethod of calculating the
pu rification fold ; estim ation of enzym e activity; characterization of an enzym e, criteria of
enzym e pu rity, d eterm ination of the m olecular w eight, enzym e im m obilization; protein
engineering, enzyme reactors.
UNIT-IV: Ind u strial uses of enzym es: Enzym e u sed in d etergents, u se of proteases in food , leather
and w ool ind u stries, prod u ction of glu cose syru p from starch u sing starch hyd rolyzing
enzym es, prod u ction of syru p containing m altose, enzym e in su crose ind ustry, glu cose
from cellu lose. Lactose in d airy ind u stry, glu cose oxid ase and catalase in food ind u stry and
medical application of enzymes. Basic principles of biosensors and their applications.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Nature of Enzymology By RL Foster

A textbook of enzyme biotechnology By Alan Wiseman.
Enzymes: Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Clinical Chemistry By Trevor Palmer.
Enzymes By M Dixon and EC Webb. EC Longmans, London.
Fu nd am entals of Enzym ology: Cell and Molecu lar Biology of Catalytic Proteins
(Paperback)By Nicholas C. Price and Lewis Stevens. Oxford University Press.
Advances in Enzymology: v. 47 (Hardcover)By Alton Meister. John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Lehninger Principles of Biochem istry 4th Ed By David L. N elson and Michael M. Cox,WH
Freeman and Company.
Principles of Biochemistry (Hardcover)By Geoffrey Zubay. Publisher: McGraw Hill College.
Biochem istry: Biom olecules, Mechanism s of Enzym e Action and Metabolism Vol 1
(Hardcover) By D Voet. John Wiley and Sons.
BT-605 MS INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY-I

M. Sc. Semester - IV (Biotechnology)
L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
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Examination
: 100 Marks
Total
D uration
Examination
: 150 Marks
of
: 3 Hours
UNIT I.
Ind u strial Microbiology: Introd u ction, objectives and applications. Cu ltivation &
Maintenance of Microorganism s: Different types of cu ltu re m ed ium ; C/ N / P
balance and d esign of cu ltu re m ed iu m . Su bstrates for ind ustrial m icrobial
processes, in d u s t r i a l l y i m p o r t a n t m i cr o b e s : isolation, preservation and
improvement o f i n d u s t r i a l l y i m p o r t a n t m i cr o o r g a n i s m s , s e l e ct i o n o f
m u t a n t s , a n d u se o f r e co m b in a n t D N A t e ch n o lo g y .
UNIT II.
Prod u ction and Process technology for m icrobial prod u cts: Microbial grow th
kinetics, Prim ary m etabolite: ethanol, citric acid , vinegar and am ino acid ,
prod u ction of alcoholic beverages-w ine and beer, m icrobial prod u ction of
industrial enzymes
UNIT III.
Isolation and pu rification of enzym es: Extraction of enzym es, p reparation of

cru d e enzym es, pu rification of enzym es, processing of enzym es, applications of
enzymes in various sectors.
UNIT IV.
Metabolic Engineering: H eterogonou s gene Expression, com plem enting,

transferring and engineering of m etabolic pathw ays, red irecting m etabolite flow ,
Metabolic engineering for carotenoid , polyhyd roxy-alkanoates and alkaloid
biosynthesis, pathway analysis, metabolic control analysis, metabolomics.
Microbes and m icrobial genom ics for ind u stry: Microbial transform ations,
transformation of Steroids, sorbitol, sorbose
and antibiotics, m icrobes in
paper industry, biohydrometallurgy and biomineralization.

1. C a s i d a , L .E . I n d u s t r i a l M i cr o b i o l o g y . N e w A g e In t e r n a t i o n a l (P ) L t d .
N e w D e l h i . (1998 ).
2 . P r e s c o t t & D u n n , In d u s t r i a l M i cr o b i o l o g y . E d . E .G . R e e d . C BS P u b l i s h e r s ,
N e w D e l h i . (1987 ).
3 . Cru eger, W. and Cru eger, A. Bi o t e ch n o l o g y : A Textbook of Ind u strial Microbiology 2nd
Edition. Panima Publishing Corporation, New Delhi. (2000).
4. A r n o l d L .D . a n d Ju l i a n E .D . M a n u a l o f I n d u s t r i a l M i cr o b i o l o g y a n d
Bi o t e c h n o l o g y 2 n d E d i t i o n . Ed . A SM P r e s s W a s h i n g t o n D . C . (1999 ).
5. Microbiology: Prescott et al., 5th edition, Mc Graw Hill, USA. (2003).
6. Comprehensive Biotechnology Vol. 1- 4: M.Y. Young (Eds.) Pergamon Press.
7. Brock, T.D. Biotechnology: A Text Book of Industrial Microbiology: Smaeur Associates.
(1990).
8. Madigan M.T. and Martinko, J.M. Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th Edition,
Pearson Prentice-Hall. (2006).
from each unit. The candidates w ill be required to attempt five questions in all selecting at
least one from each unit. All questions will carry equal marks.
BT-607 MS PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY-I

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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
Duration of Examination
3 Hours
UNIT-I:
UNIT-II:
UNIT-III:
UNIT-IV:
Plant Cell and Tissu e Cu ltu re: Totipotency; Organogenesis; Som atic em bryogenesis;
Types of cu ltu re: seed , em bryo, callu s, organ, cell and protoplast cu lture , m eristem
and shoot tip culture, bud culture, organogenesis, embryogenesis
Micropropagation: Advantages and disadvantages of Micropropagation.
Cell Suspension cu ltu res: types of su spension cu ltu res: batch, continu ou s and sem icontinuous.
Cryopreservation as a Germ plasm storage m ethod , cryoprotectants, pre-treatment,
freezing, storage, thawing and its applications.
Protoplast isolation: Cu ltu re and usage; Som atic hybrid ization Protoplast fu sion:
methods, identification and selection of hybrid cells, Cybrids : Applications.
In vitro production of Haploids: androgenesis ,gynogenesis and their applications.
Gene transfer in plants: Plant gene stru ctu re as a d iscontinu ou s gene, Control
sequ ences Transient and stable gene expression, Marker genes, selectable and scorable
markers.
Direct gene transfer m ethod s - PEG-m ed iated , electroporation, particle bom bard m ent
and alternative m ethod s-Macroinjection, m icroinjection, liposom e m ed iated , silicon
carbide fiber mediated and chemical methods.
Ind irect gene transfer m ethod s, Genetic Transform ation w ith Agrobacterium ;Virulence;
Ti and Ri plasm id s; T-DN A transfer; Disarm ing the Ti plasm id . Agrobacteriummediated gene delivery; Cointegrate and binary vectors
Genetic m od ifications for crop im provem ent and Strategies for Introd u cing Biotic and
Abiotic Stress Resistance/ Tolerance: Bacterial resistance; Viral resistance; Fu ngal
resistance; Insects and pathogens resistance; H erbicid e resistance; transgenics for
flow er color and shape, transgenics for m ale sterility, qu ality im provem ent::
m od ification for higher carbohyd rate, protein and oil content; antisense gene approach,
Flavr Savr tom ato and Gold en rice (as case stu d ies); plant-d erived vaccines. Plants as
Biofactories: Concept of biofactories., com m ercial transgenic crops at global and
national level.
Texts/References:
1. H .S Chaw la: Introd u ction to Plant Biotechnology, 2004, Oxford and IBH Pu blishers, N ew
Delhi,
2. Christou and Lee: Volume I and Volume II : Handbook of Plant Biotechnology,2002
3. Ad rian Slater, N igel Scott and Mark Fow ler, Plant Biotechnology: The genetic m anipulation
of plants, 2003: 1st Edition, Oxford University Press,
4. Chrispeels , MJ and Sad ava, DE, Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology, 2003: 2nd edition,
American Society of Plant Biologists, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, USA
5. Arie Altman, Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2001 Agricultural Biotechnology
6. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants; Edited by Buchanan, Gruissem and Jones 2000,
, American Society of Plant Biologists, USA
7. Specific journals and published references
BT609 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- VII

L
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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Verification of Beer Lambert Law.

Separation of amino acids / sugars by paper chromatography.
Partial purification of an enzyme by ammonium sulphate fractionation
Separation of proteins by SDS-PAGE.
Assay of enzyme catalysed reaction.
To study time course of the reaction catalyzed by alkaline phosphatase.
To exam ine the effect of enzym e concentration on the rate of an enzym e catalyzed
reaction.
8. To determine temperature optima for alkaline phosphatase.
9. To examine the effect of pH on activity of alkaline phosphatase.
10. To stu d y the effect of su bstrate concentration on activity of alkaline phosphatase and
determine Km and Vmax of the reaction.
TEXT /REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Principles & Techniques of Practical Biochemistry, ed. K. Wilson & J. Walker, 1994,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
2. Introductory Practical Biochemistry, ed., S.K. Sawhney & Randhir Singh, 2000, Narosa
Publishing House, New Delhi.
3. An introduction to Practical Biochemistry by David T. Plummer (1988), McGraw Hill, Book
Company. U.K.
theory course.
BT611 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- VIII

L
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Class Work
50 Marks
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Examination
50 Marks
Total
100 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
N ote:
of
Isolation and screening of microorganisms for cellulase production

Isolation and screening of microorganism for amylase production
Microbial production of glutamic acid.
Microbial production of single cell protein by algae/bacteria/yeast.
Microbial Growth Kinetics
Creation and selection of mutants.
Ames test to test mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of a compound.
To check the antimicrobial activity of chemical compound.
Recombinant DNA technology for the production of microbial products.
Production technology for Bt-based biopesticides.
Ethanol fermentation using yeast
Microbial production of antibiotics (penicillin, streptomycin etc).
Production technology of citric acid.
The students w ill be required to perform 08 experiments/ exercises from the above list and
theory course.
BT 613 MS
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB IX

L
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Class Work
: 50 Marks
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Examination
: 50 Marks
Total
: 100 Marks
Duration of Exam
: 3 hours
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Sterilization techniques in a plant tissue culture lab.

Preparation of liquid and solid plant tissue culture media
Callus propagation and organogenesis.
Regeneration of plantlets from different explants.
Transplantation: Transfer of plants from lab conditions to greenhouse / field.
Protoplast isolation, culture and fusion.
Anther culture and production of haploids.
Cryopreservation and thawing.
Preparation of LB and AB m ed ia for agro-infection of explants of any plant species u sing
Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Dem onstration of transform ation of explants of any p lant species u sing Agrobacterium
tumefaciens.
Isolation of genomic DNA/RNA from seed grown /potted plants.
Isolation of DNA / RNA from in vitro/regenerated plantlets.
10.
11.
12.
TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.H. Dodde and I.W. Robert : Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture, 1998.
H .S. Chaw la Practicals in Plant Biotechnology, ed ., Oxford & IBH Pu blications, N ew Delhi
2004
Ad rian Slater, N igel Scott and Mark Fow ler, Plant Biotechnology: The genetic m anipulation
of plants, 1st Edition, Oxford University Press,2003
Chrispeels , MJ and Sadava, DE, Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology 2nd edition, American
Society of Plant Biologists, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, USA,2003
Arie Altman, Marcel Dekker, Agricultural Biotechnology,2001
theory courses.
BT-615 MS TRAINING REPORT PRESENTATION

M.Sc. Semester III (Biotechnology)
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2
Class Work
Total
: 50 Marks
: 50 Marks
At the end of sem ester II each stu d ent w ou ld u nd ergo fou r w eeks Professional Training in an
Ind u stry/ Institu te/ Professional Organization/ Research Laboratory etc and su bm it in the
department a typed report along with a certificate from the organization.
The typed report should be in a prescribed format.
The report w ill be evalu ated in the III Sem ester by a Com m ittee consisting of three teachers from
d ifferent specialization to be constitu ted by the Chairperson of the d epartm ent. The basis of
evalu ation w ill prim arily be the know led ge and exp osu re of the stu d ent tow ard s d ifferent processes
and the functioning of the organization.
The stu d ent w ill interact w ith the com m ittee throu gh presentation to d em onstrate his/ her learning.
Teachers associated with evaluation work will be assigned two periods per week load.
BT 602 MS MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

MSc. Semester - III (Biotechnology)
L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
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Examination
: 100 Marks
Total
: 150 Marks
D uration
Examination
of
: 3 Hours
UNIT-I:
Microbial
Pathogenesis:
Classification
of
m ed ically
im portant
m icroorganism s; N orm al m icrobial flora of hum an bod y; role of the resid ent
flora; Infection and its types, sou rces of infection. Transm ission of d iseases
anti-phagocytic factors; m echanism of bacterial ad hesion. Role of aggressins,
d epolym erising enzym es, organotropism s, viru lence and viru lence factors
Exotoxins and end otoxins Organs and cells of im m u ne system and Basic
immune response , Cell mediated and Humoral immunity.
UNIT-II:
Microbial Diseases Caused by Bacteria: Med ically im portant pathogenic

bacteria: Staphylococcu s, Streptococcu s, Clostrid iu m , Enterobacteriacea,
H aem ophilus, Mycobacteria, Spirochaetes A d etailed accou nt of Pathogenesis,
virulence & treatment.
UNIT-III:
Microbial Diseases Cau sed by Viru ses and Fu ngi: Med ically im portant
pathogenic Viruses: Orthom yxoviru ses, H epatitisviru ses, Oncogenicviru ses,
H IV viru ses: Med ically im portant pathogenic Fu ngi: Derm atop hytic &
Dim orphic fu ngi, Opp ortu nistic fu ngal Pathogens A brief accou nt of
Pathogenesis, virulence & treatment.
UNIT-IV:
Antim icrobial Chem otherapy: Anti- bacterial Chem otherap y u sing various
inhibitors. Anti-viral & Anti-fu ngal Chem otherapy, Dru g resistance , Gene
therapy, Vaccines, Antisense therapy, Enzym e and horm one therapy, RNA
based therapeutics.

1. Ananthanarayanan, R. and Jayaram Panicker C.K. Text of Microbiology, Orient
Longman. (1997).
2. Mackie and McCartney, Med ical Microbiology Vol.1: Microbial Infection Vol.2:
Practical Medical Microbiology Churchill Livingstone. (1996).
3. Shanson D.C., Microbiology in Clinical Practice. Wright PSG. (1982).
4. Baron E.J., Peterson L.R. and Finegold S.M. Mos, Bailey and Scotts Diagnostic
Microbiology. (1990).
5. Jawetz et. al. Medical Microbiology.
6. Davis Harper, Microbiology, Row publisher.
7. Kuby, Immunology
8. Roitt, Brostoff, Male, Immunology.
BT 604 MS ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY-I

L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
--
Examination
: 100 Marks
Total
: 150 Marks
Duration
Examination
UNIT-I:
UNIT-II:
UNIT-III:
UNIT-IV:
of
: 3 Hours
Basic in Anim al Biotechnology: Anim al cell lines, organ cell culture and
its applications. Anim al tissue cultu re - Plasm a clot m ethod , Raft
m ethod , Agar-gel m ethod , Grid m ethod , etc. - Cyclic exposu re to
Med ium and Gas phase, Ad vantages, Risk in anim al cell cu ltu re
laboratory-Biohazards
Anim al cell cu ltu re m ed ia: Preparation and Sterilization of cell cultu re
media and reagents. Introduction to the balance salt solutions and simple
grow th m ed ium . Brief d iscu ssion on the chem ical, p hysical and
metabolic functions of different constituents of culture medium. Facilities
for anim al cell cu ltu re-infrastru cture, equipm ent, cu ltu re vessels
equipment, culture vessels
Isolation, m aintenance and preservation of cell lines: Prim ary cell cultu re
techniques - m echanical d isaggregation, enzym atic d isaggregation,
separation of viable and non-viable cells. Mass cu ltu re of cells manipulation of cell line selection - types of cell lines -maintenance of cell
lines - immobilization of cells and its application - synchronization of cell
cu ltu res and cell d ivision - prod u ction of second ary m etabolitesbiotransformation - Ind uction of cell line m u tants and m u tations cryopreservation-germ plasm conservation and establishm ent of gene
banks.
Gene cloning and transgenic techniqu es: Techniqu es for m am m alian
cells, establishm ent of im m ortal cell lines, cloning in m am m alian cells,
expression of m am m alian genes in prokaryotic and eu karyotic system s,
extinction of gene fu nction by antisense RN A and DN A. Transfection
m ethod s, Em bryonic Stem Cell Transfer, Targetted Gene Transfer. Transgene integration, Detection of Transgenics throu gh Transgene
fu nction. Transgenic anim als:-Mice, Rabbits, Cattle, Goat, Sheep , Pigs
and Fish.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Molecular Biotechnology, ed. Old and Primrose.
2. Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of recombinant DNA,
ed. Bernard R. Glick, Jack. J. Pasternak, ASM press Washington DC.
3. Animal Cell biotechnology, ed. R.E. Spier and J.D Griffiths, 1988, Academic
press, U.S.A.
4. Living resources for Biotechnology of Animal cells, ed. A. Doyle, R. Hay and
B.E. Kirsop, 1990, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
5. Animal Biotechnology, ed. Murray Moo-Young, 1989, Pergamon Press,
Oxford.
N OTE: In the semester examination, the examiner w ill set eight questions in all,
selecting two from each unit. The candidates will be required to attempt five questions
in all selecting at least one from each unit. All questions will carry equal marks.
BT-606 MS ENVIRONMENT BIOTECHNOLOGY-I

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
150 Marks
3 Hours
Total
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Basic Ecological Concepts and Principles: Ou r Environm ent: Geological

Consid eration; Scope of Ecology; Principles and concepts of ecosystem ; Types
of ecosystem ; Cybernetics and H om eostasis; Energy transfer in an ecosystem ;
Energy bu d get; Ecological efficiencies; Trophic stru ctu re and energy
pyramids; Ecological energetics; Biogeochemical cycles (N, C, P cycles).
Microbes and Environm ent: Role of m icroorganism s in natu ral system and
artificial system ; Influ ence of Microbes on the Earths Environm ent and
Inhabitants; Microbes and Nu trient cycles; Organic farm ing and reforestation
applications
UNIT-II:
Ecotoxicology: Definition; classification of toxicants in environm ent; Factors

affecting toxicity; Bio-transformation of toxicants; Bio-accumulation.
Biod iversity: Definition; H istorical and geographical cau ses for d iversity;
Typ es of d iversity; Biod iversity hot sp ots in Ind ia; Method s of biod iversity
conservation; Gene banks; Cryopreservation; Vu lnerability and extinction of
biodiversity; Introd u ction to biod iversity d atabase: end angered anim als,
endemism and Red data books.
Biorem ed iation and Bioau gm entation; Definition; Types; Fu tu re prospects
with applications
UNIT-III:
Environm ental Pollu tion: Concept of Environm ental Pollu tion; Origin of
pollu tion; Classification and natu re of Environm ental Pollu tants; Major air
pollu tants and their sou rces; Particu late m atter; Form ation of fog and
photochem ical sm og and acid rain; Typ es, sou rces and consequ ences of w ater
pollu tion, ecological and biochem ical asp ects of w ater pollu tion ; w ater
pollu tion control.; Types and possible hazard s of rad ioactive su bstances;
Effects of rad ioactive w aste pollu tion on environm ent and im pact of rad iation
on life; Concept of soil pollu tion; Control of soil pollu tion; Concept of solid
w aste; Major sou rces of solid w astes; Technical ap proach for solid w aste
management.
UNIT- IV:
Environm ent Qu ality control: Qu ality of environm ent for life on earth and
m an; Deterioration of environm ental quality w ith reference to anthropogenic
im pact; Method s of assessm ent of environm ental quality; Concep t of Rem ote
sensing; App lication of rem ote sensing in environm ental stu d ies; Concept of
Geographical Inform ation System ; Types of Geographical Data; Im portance of
GIS in environmental studies

1. E.P. Odum: fundamentals of Ecology
2. Amann, R.I. Stromley, J. Stahl: Applied and Environmental microbiology
3. Dash: Concepts of Ecology
4. Varma and Agarwal: Environmental Biology
5. B.K. Sharma: Environmental Chemistry
6. Peavy and Rowe: Environmental Pollution
7. Asthana and Asthana: Environment Problems and Solutions
8. Saigo, Canninhham: Environmental Science
9. M. Eisendbud, Environmental radioactivity, Academic Press
10. E.D.Enger, B.E. Sm ith, Environm ental Science- Astu d y of Inter relationships, WCB
Publication.
BT- 608 MS
BIOETHICS, BIOSAFETY AND IPR
M. Sc. Semester -IV (Biotechnology)

L
Credits
Class Work
50 Marks
--
Examination
100 Marks
Total
150 Marks
3 Hours
D uration
Examination
of
UNIT-I:
Bioethics: Ethical issues related to biotechnology and biomedical research and

their impact to living system, Public education of the processes of biotechnology
involved in generating new forms of life for informed decision making.
UNIT-II:
Socioeconomic Impacts of Biotechnology: Beneficial applications and

development of research focus to the need of the poor, identification of directions
for yield effect in agriculture, bioremediation and environmental impacts of
release of GMOs, social issues to biotechnology.
UNIT-III:
Intellectual Property Rights: Intellectual property rights, and Intellectual

Property protection, patents and methods of application of patents, Trade secret,
copy rights, trade mark, legal implications, farmers rights, plant breeders rights.
International and National conventions on Biotechnology and related areas.
GATT, TRIPS, Biodiversity convention, etc.
UNIT-IV:
Biosafety: Introduction; Historical Backround; Introduction to Biological Safety

Cabinets; Primary Containment for Biohazards; Biosafety Levels; Biosafety
Levels of Specific Microorganisms; Recommended Biosafety Levels for
Infectious Agents and Infected Animals; Biosafety guidelines - Government of
India; Definition of GMOs & LMOs; Roles of Institutional Biosafety Committee,
RCGM, GEAC etc. for GMO applications in food and agriculture; Environmental
release of GMOs; Overview of National Regulations and relevant International
Agreements including Cartagena Protocol.

1. Thomas, J.A. and Fuch, R.L. Biotechnology and Safety Assessment. Academic Press.
(2002).
2. Fleming, D.A., Hunt, D.L., Biological safety Principles and practices. ASM Press. (2000).
3. Sateesh, M.K. Bioethics & Biosaftey, IK Publishers. (2008).
4. Sassaon A. Biotechnologies and development. UNESCO Publications. (1988).
5. Sasson A. Biotechnologies in developing countries, UNESCO Publishers, (1993).
6. Singh K., Intellectual Property Rights on Biotechnology BCIL, New Delhi. (2008).
Important Links
http://www.w3.org/IPR/
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
http://www.ipr.co.uk/IP_conventions/patent_cooperation_treaty.html
www.patentoffice.nic.in
www.iprlawindia.org/ - 31k - Cached - Similar page
http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/background.shtml
BT 610 MS
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB X

L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
--
Examination
: 50 Marks
Total
: 100 Marks
Duration of Exam
: 3 hours
1.
2.
Sterilization of plastic ware and glass ware used in animal cell culture.
To d em onstrate the principle and fu nctioning of com m only used instrum ents in anim al
biotechnology lab.
Preparation of various media used for animal cell culturing.
Trypsinization of monolayer and subculturing.
To perform SRID, DID for disease diagnosis.
Immunoelectrophoresis for detection of pathogens.
To perform biochemical tests for identification of pathogens.
To detect blood groups of the given samples.
To perform TLC, DLC of the given blood samples.
To study the microbial flora of skin.
To determine the microbial content of dental cavities.
To perform widal for diagnosis of typhoid.
To perform VDRL for diagnosis of syphilis.
To demonstrate the effect of different antibiotics on bacterial pathogens.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
TEXT /REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Practical microbiology cappuccino & Sherman .
2. Practical immunology by GP Talwar.
3. Practical technology by Hudson & Hay.
N ote:
The students w ill be required to perform 08 experiments/ exercises from the above list and
theory course.
BT 612 MS
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB XI

L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
--
Examination
: 50 Marks
Total
: 100 Marks
Duration of Exam
: 3 hours
1.
2.
3.
Isolation and screening of microorganisms involved in degradation of xenobiotics.

Laboratory scale production of biofertilizers (Nitrogen fixers/ phosphate solubilizers).
Wastew ater analysis for physico-chem ical characteristics su ch as pH , cond u ctivity, TDS, DO,
BOD, COD, CO2, alkalinity, nutrients, chlorides, hardness, settlability of solids.
4. Estimation of halides in water samples by potentiometry.
5. Estimation of Co2+ and Ni2+ by colorimetry/spectrophotometry.
6. Verm icom posting: collection, preparation and analysis of com posted m aterial for N PK,
moisture holding and microbial load.
7. Microorganisms from polluted environment/soil /water resources/ air.
8. Microbial degradation of textile dyes/pesticides/hydrocarbons and oil.
9. Pollutant removal using microorganisms from industrial effluent.
10. Effect of heavy metals on microbial growth.
11. Effect of pesticides on soil microbes.
NOTE: The students will be required to perform the experiments/exercises from the above list
and any two experiments designed by the department based on the theory course.
BT 614 MS
INDEPENDENT STUDY SEMINAR
M. Sc. Semester - IV (Biotechnology )

L
Credits
Class Work
: 50 Marks
--
Total
: 50 Marks
The objectives of the course remain

To learn how to carry out literature search.
To learn the art of technical report writing.
To learn the art of verbal communication with the help of modern presentation
techniques.
A stu d ent w ill select a topic in em erging areas of Biotechnology and w ill carry ou t the task u nd er the
su pervision of a teacher assigned by the d ep artm ent. H e/ She w ill give a sem inar talk on the sam e
before a com m ittee constitu ted by the Chairperson of the d epartm ent. The com m ittee should
com p rise of 2 or 3 facu lty m em bers from d ifferent specializations. The teacher(s) associated in the
com m ittee w ill each be assigned 2 hou rs teaching load per w eek. H ow ever, supervision of sem inar
topic will be in addition to regular teaching load.

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TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS:

Metabolism: General introduction, catabolism and anabolism.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS:

Introd u ction to Microbiology: H istory and scope of Microbiology, d iscovery of the

The Diversity of the Microbial World : Classification of m icroorganism s, m ajor

Applied Microbiology: Basic clinical m icrobiology, pathogenecity of m icroorganism s,

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS:

BT 507 MS BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Brief d escription and tabulation of d ata and graphical representation. Measures of

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS:

BT 509 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- I

List of Experiments/ Exercises

To study cell division in onion root tip/ insect gonads cells.

5. Isolation of genomic DNA and to study its purity by spectrophotometric method.

BT 511 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- II

List of Experiments/ Exercisess

Extraction of carbohydrates and total lipids from biological material.

Qualitative tests for carbohydrates.

Quantitative test for lipids.

Determination of total protein in a given sample.

Extraction and purification of proteins

Study of Protein fractions albumin, globulin, glutelin, prolamin.

Total Fat analysis

Study of Free fatty acids/ saponification value/ iodine value.

Gel electrophoretic separation of proteins.

TEXT /REFERENCE BOOKS:

BT 513 MS BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB- III

List of Experiments/ Exercises

Microscopy: Use of microscopes, microscopic examination of microorganisms.

Micrometry: Microscopic measurement of microorganisms.

Staining methods: Gram, Spore, Capsule and Lactophenol cotton blue

Isolation and characterization of microbes from soil, water and air.

Performance of biochemical tests for identification of microbes.

Pure culture techniques Streak plate, Pour plate, Spread plate

Measurements of growth and study of effect of various factors on growth of

Microorganisms temp., pH, salt concentration, U.V. & R.H.

10. Biochemical tests useful in bacterial taxonomy.

M. Sc Semester -II (Biotechnology)

Gel Electrophoresis: Analysis of Proteins: Electrophoretic separation of p roteins (single

Spectrophotometry: Basic concepts and brief description of application of U.V./

Rad ioisotope Techniques: N atu re of rad ioactivity, properties of a , and

TEXT/ REFERENCE BOOKS:

Im m u ne effector responses: H u m oral im m u ne responses, B cell receptor, B cell

Techniqu es in Im m u nology: Antigen-antibod y reactions, affinity, avid ity,

Clinical Im m u nology: Im m u nity to infection: Bacteria, viral and parasitic

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

BT 506 MS GENETIC ENGINEERING-I

H ybrid ization techniqu es , Molecu lar Mapping and Applications of Genetic

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS: