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Course Detail

Course Name Nutritional Biochemistry (P)
Course Code 25FSN281
Program B.Sc. (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (4 Year)
Semester 3
Credits 1
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Practical 45hrs.

S.No. List of Experiments
1. Reactions of glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose, lactose and sucrose
2. Determination of Acid Number of an oil
3. Determination Of Iodine Number of An Oil
4. Determination Of Saponification Number of An Oil
5. Reactions of Tyrosine, Tryptophan and Arginine
6. Estimation Of Protein (Biuret Method)
7. Estimation Of Glucose (Folin Wu Method)
8. Estimation Of Urea (Dam – TSC Method)
9. Estimation Of Uric Acid (Caraway Method)

Objectives and Outcomes

Pre requisite: Basics on handling glassware, chemicals and reagents

Course Objective: To impart knowledge qualitative and quantitative estimation of the given sample.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students will be able to CO1: Understand the fundamental concepts biomolecules.

CO2: Gain hands on experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis of different samples

CO-PO Mapping

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4
CO1 3 2 2 2 1 1 3
CO2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern:

Internal (CA) External Total
80 20 100

*CA – Regular Lab work assessment

Text Books / References

Textbooks:

  1. Varley, , Gowenlak, A.H. and Hill, M. Practical Clinical Biochemistry, William Itinmaon Medical Books, London, 2010.
  2. Oser, L., Harke’s Physiological Chemistry XIV Edition Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., Bombay, 2011

Reference Books:

  1. Sadasivam, and Manickam, A. Biochemical Method, Second Edition,New Age International P. Ltd., Publishers, New Delhi, 2013.
  2. Raghuramulu, , Madhavannair, K. and Kalyana Sundaram, National Institute of Nutrition, 2013, A Manual of Laboratory Techniques, Hyderabad, 500007

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