Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc - BioChemistry SBC3201 Plant Biochemistry Syllabus

[Arvind Kumar]

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc - BioChemistry SBC3201 Plant Biochemistry Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SBC3201 PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY
L T P Credits Total marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS 12 Hrs.
Diffusion and Osmosis in plants and their significance, relationship among turgor pressure, wall pressure and osmotic
pressure, water potential concept. Mechanism of water absorption, Ascent of sap, Transpiration:, types, mechanism of
transpiration and factors affecting transpiration.

UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT CELLS & PHOTOSYNTHESIS 12 Hrs.
Chloroplast, structure and function; Photosynthetic pigments and light harvesting complexes, Structure of PSI and PSII
complexes, Light reaction, Cyclic and non cyclic photophosphorylation, Calvin cycle and regulation; C4 cycle and
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), Photorespiration.

UNIT 3 NITROGEN METABOLISM & PLANT HORMONES 12 Hrs.
Physical and biological nitrogen fixation, Ammonification, Nitrification, Denitrification, Biochemistry and Genetics of
nitrogen fixation and Ammonium assimilation. Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis, Physiological effects and mechanism of
action of Auxins, Gibberellic acids, Cytokinins, Abscisic acid, Ethylene, Brassinosteroids and Polyamines. Functions of
alkaloids and phenolics.

UNIT 4 BIOCHEMISTRY OF PLANT GROWTH AND PLANT STRESS PHYSIOLOGY 12 Hrs.
Biochemistry of seed development, dormancy and germination. Phytochrome, photoperiodism and vernilization. Plant
stress, Plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, Water deficit and drought resistance, Flooding, Temperature
stress, Salt stress, Ion toxicity, Pollution stress and potential biotic stress (insects and diseases).

UNIT 5 APPLICATION OF TRANSGENESIS IN CROP IMPROVEMENT 12 Hrs.
Insect resistance, disease resistance, virus resistance herbicide resistance, and resistance to abiotic stress.
Transgenesis for male sterility and terminator seed. Transgenic plant,Bt cotton, Bt brinjal, Plant genome,Rice
Max Hours.60

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOK
1. 1.Mukherji, S and Gosh A. K. Plant Physiology. 2nd ed. New Central Book Agency, Kolkata, 2005.
2. Florence Gleason, Raymond Chollet. Plant Biochemistry, Jones & Bartlett Publishers,2011.
3. Hopkins, W. G and Huner, N. P. A. Introduction to Plant Physiology. 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc. New
York, 2004.
4. Hans,Walter Heldt, Birgit Piechulla. Plant Biochemistry. 4th Edition. Academic publisher, 2011
5. Slater A, NW Scott, MR Fowler. Plant biotechnology, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2008.
6. Dey P.M, Harborne J. B. Plant Biochemistry, Elsevier, 1997.
7. Russell L. Jones, Helen Ougham, Howard Thomas, Susan Waaland, The Molecular Life of Plants. John
Wiley & Sons Inc. New York, 2012.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs.
PART A : 10 questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
PART B : 2 questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks