BCMB 601 : Complex Biomolecules
This course deals with advanced topics in carbohydrate chemistry, carbohydrate disorders, lipid chemistry, glycolipid structure in the context of cellular processes and disease states; lipid disorders and N- and O-glycans- key post-translational modifications... |
BCMB 600 : Thesis
Each student will undertake a major research project and present a written dissertation. In addition, students will present an oral defence of their thesis |
BCMB 416: BIOREMEDIATION
Review of bacterial genetics and genomics. Microbial diversity, distribution and detection in the environment. |
BCMB 415: XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM
Pathways of xenobiotic metabolism; Phase I and II reactions. Enzymology and molecular mechanisms of xenobiotic metabolism; cytochrome P-450-dependent mixed-function oxidation reactions, microsomal flavin-containing monooxygenases, prostaglandin... |
BCMB 414: PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY
Carbohydrates: germination of seeds with carbohyrate stores; storage carbohydrates (starch, sucrose and other reserve carbohydrates); structural carbohydrates (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin); the biosynthesis of carbohydrates. |
BCMB 411: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
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BCMB 409: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARASITES
Pathophysiology of the following tropical parasitic diseases: Malaria, trypanosomiasis, filarasis, schistosomiasis and gastrointestinal worm infestations. Biochemistry of the causative parasites with emphasis on host-parasite interrelationships:... |
BCMB 407: CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PRACTICAL II
Cell Biology: Preparation of Cytoskeleton: Reactivation of Ciliary Beat; Cytoskeletal transformation e.g of sea urchins coelomocyles: Induction of Shape Change via Hypotonic Shock; Effect of Colchicine on Coelomocyte Cell Shape Changes; Effect of Ca2+... |
BCMB 406: MOLECULAR GENETICS
Genetic Foundations: Overview of Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, Transformation, transduction, and conjugation, Recombination and complementation, Mutational analysis, Genetic mapping and linkage, Analysis. |
BCMB 405: CELL SIGNALLING
Types of cellular regulation: endocrine, paracrine, autocrine, direct cell-to-cell communication |