Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT -402 Course Name: Plant Metabolism |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Photosynthesis: Significance; historical aspects; photosynthetic pigments; action spectra and
enhancement effects; concept of two photosystems; Z-scheme; photo-phosphorylation; Calvin cycle; C4
pathway; CAM plants; photorespiration. Respiration: ATP–the biological energy currency; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; Krebs cycle; electron transport mechanism (chemi-osmotic theory); redox -potential; oxidative phosphorylation; pentose phosphate pathway. |
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| 2 | Nitrogen metabolism: Biology of nitrogen fixation; importance of nitrate reductase and its regulation;
ammonium assimilation. Basics of Enzymology: Discovery and nomenclature; characteristics of enzymes; concept of holoenzyme, apoenzyme, coenzyme and co-factors; regulation of enzyme activity; mechanism of action. |
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