Veterinary Biochemistry & Biotechnology PDF Contents
SECTION – I (VBC-111)
1. BIOCHEMISTRY-SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE IN VETERINARY
SCIENCES
2. GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Water
Acids And Bases
pH
Buffers
Colloids
Osmosis
Radioactivity
3. CELL – STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
4. CARBOHYDRATES
Classification
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
5. LIPIDS
Fatty Acids
Classification of Lipids
Simple Lipids
Compound Lipids
Derived Lipids
Chemical Properties of lipids
6. PROTEINS
Amino Acids
Classification of Amino Acids
Reactions of Amino Acids
Primary Structure of Protein
Secondary Structure of Protein
Tertiary Structure of Protein
Quaternary Structure of Protein
Properties of Proteins
Classification of Proteins
7. NUCLEIC ACIDS
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Functions of DNA
Packaging of DNA
Properties of DNA
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
SECTION – 11 (VBC-121)
8. ENZYMES
Classification of Enzymes
Mechanism of Enzyme Action
Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
Enzyme Specificity
Enzyme Inhibition
9. BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION
Electron Transport Chain
10. CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
Glycolysis
Kreb’s Cycle or Citric Acid Cycle or TCA Cycle
Glycogen metabolism
Gluconeogenesis
11. LIPID METABOLISM
-Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Ketone Bodies
12. PROTEIN METABOLISM
General Reactions of Amino Acids
Urea Cycle
13. VITAMINS
Role of B-complex group of vitamins as coenzymes
Vitamin – C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin – A
Vitamin – D
Vitamin – E
Vitamin – K
14. MINERALS
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sodium, Potassium, Chloride
Iron Metabolism
15. ENERGY METABOLISM
Measurement of Calorific Value of Food
Respiratory Quotient
Basal Metabolic Rate
Specific Dynamic Action (S.D.A.) of Food
16. BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
Blood.
Plasma Proteins
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin Derivatives
Abnormal Hemoglobins
Bile Pigments and their Excretion
17. TISSUE BIOCHEMISTRY
Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue
SECTION – III (VBC-122)
18. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Informational Macromolecules
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
19. BIOTECHNOLOGY
Nucleic acid probes
Gene Sequencing
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subunit Vaccines
Animal Cell Culture
Hybridoma Technique
Fermentation Technology
20. BIOTECHNOLOGY IN REPRODUCTION
Induction and Synchronization of Estrus and Ovulation
Superovulation
Artificial Insemination
Embryo Transfer Technology
Pregnancy Diagnosis
In vitro Fertilization
Transgenic Animals
SECTION – IV (VBC-411)
21. CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Acid Base Balance
Respiratory Acid Base Balance
Renal Acid Base Balance
Biochemistry of Stress and Shock
Digestive Disorders
Acute Rumen Indigestion
Bloat
Urea Poisoning
Vomition
Diarrhea
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
Detoxification
22. HORMONES
Mechanism of Hormone Action
Growth Hormone
Prolactin
Oxytocin
Vasopressin or Antidiuretic Hormone
Thyroid Hormones
Parathormone
Insulin
Glucagon
Catecholamines
Corticosteroids
Testosterone
Estrogens
Progesterone
23 DIAGNOSTIC BIOCHEMISTRY
Role of Blood Sugar as an aid to Diagnosis
Role of Ketone Bodies as an aid to Diagnosis
Diagnostic Importance of Non-Protein Nitrogen substances
Diagnostic Importance of Enzymes
24. IMMUNOLOGY
Basic Structure of Immunoglobulin
IgG, IgA, IgM
IgD, IgE
SECTION – V (VLD-421 & VLD-5U)
25. COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS
Blood Collection
Urine Collection
Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Collection of Synovial Fluid
26. URINE
Normal Constituents of Urine
Pathological Constituents of Urine
Analysis Normal Constituents of Urine
Identification of Pathological Constituents of Urine
COLORIMETRY
Calibration curve
28. QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATIONS
Estimation of Blood Sugar
Estimation of Total Serum Protein by Biuret method
Estimation of Tutal Serum Cholesterol
Estimation of Blood Urea by Oxime Method
Determination of Blood Bilirubin
Estimation of Serum Calcium by Clark and Collip method
Estimation of Inorganic Phosphorus in Serum
Metabolites Diagnostic to Diseases
Various Anticoagulants Used in Biochemical Estimations
Normal Biochemical Values in Blood/Plasma/Serum -of Various
Species
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