Course Description341

BIOC 341

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Course No.

Course Title

No. of Units

Pre-requisites

Th.

Pr.

Credit

 

Bioc 341

Physical Biochemistry

2

3

3

Bioc 231

 

Objectives of the course

Study of physical phenomena in the biological systems .

 

 

Course Description:

Thermodynamics (equilibrium, electrochemical potential, membrane equilibrium) - Intermolecular forces - Chemical kinetics of some biological reactions - Pharmacokinetics - Diffusion and transport across biological membranes.

 

 

Main text books :

 

-          Physical Chemistry: Principles and Application in Biological Sciences by I. Tinoco and others (1995), 3rd edition, Prentice Hall (USA) .

 

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Subsidiary books :

 

-          Principles of Physical Biochemistry by K.E. van Holde and others (1998), Prentice Hall (USA) .

 

 

 

 

 

 
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