Veterinary Biochemistry & Biotechnology

ABOUT THE BOOK: Undergraduate Veterinary students assume Biochemistry to be a terror among all the subjects. The fear in this aspect is just because of their sudden exposure to a vast knowledge available in basic sciences, especially in Biochemistry. Inorder to overcome this nightmare, there was an urgent need to prepare a text book for Veterinary Sciences which put forth a brief description of Biochemistry, just enough to understand the other subjects required to complete the B.V.Sc. & A.H course. Hence this book "Veterinary Biochemistry & Biotechnology" is prepared keeping in view the immature minds of the students who just entered a professional course. No doubt that there are a number of books, available in the market embedding very many details of each and every aspect of Biochemistry, but this books gives only the basic information in the form of short notes in a very simple language. Understanding a glossary of terminnologies in English itself becomes a great task for the students. Had this course been designed in the individual's mother tongue then, more than half of the course would have been easier. Hence care has been taken to explain various topic in as simple language as possible. This book is prepared as per the syllabus prescribed by the Veterinary Council of India (V.C.I.) for the undergraduate B.V.Sc & A.H course. Biochemistry is prescribed to B.V.Sc & A.H students in both semesters of the first year, first semester of 4th year and a laboratory diagnostic course in the final year of study. Hence this book is divided into five different sections each grouping the topics under various courses. This book will serve as a handy material for the students as well as teachers, taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Veterinary sciences, Biological sciences, Genetics, Dental, Ayurvedic, Medical, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and allied subjects. Students, who are appearing for various competitive exams, will find this book equally helpful.
This book is not an original piece of work. The concepts and ideas framed in this book have been developed by me out of my vast knowledge gained in the 22 years of my teaching and from the available literature in the scientific world. The text book is profusely illustrated with figures and table. A text book cannot be complete without a subject index, which is also included at the end of the book. Mistakes for correction and suggestions for improvement are invited. I acknowledge my wife with thanks for helping me in preparing this book and developing the computer graphics of all the figures included in this book.

AUTHOR: Mohanned Amanullah | ISBN: 9788181890528 | YEAR: 2009 | PAGES: 323 | SIZE: 18 x24 x 1.5 cm. | BINDING: Soft | LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The author Dr. Mohanned Amanullah is currently working as Associate Professor & Head, Biochemistry Department, Veterinary College, Bidar-585401, Karnataka.

CONTENTS:
SECTION - I (VBC-111)
1. BIOCHEMISTRY-SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE IN VETERINARY SCIENCES
2. GENERAL CHEMISTRY
    2.1 Water
    2.2 Acids And Bases
    2.3 PH
    2.4 Buffers
    2.5 Colloids
    2.6 Osmosis
    2.7 Radioactivity
3. CELL - STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
4. CARBOHYDRATES
    4.1 Classification
    4.2 Monosaccharides
    4.3 Disaccharides
    4.4 Polysaccharides
5. LIPIDS
    5.1 Fatty Acids
    5.2 Classification of Lipids
    5.3 Simple Lipids
    5.4 Compound Lipids
    5.5 Derived Lipids
    5.6 Chemical Properties of lipids
6. PROTEINS
    6.1 Amino Acids
    6.2 Classification of Amino Acids
    6.3 Reactions of Amino Acids
    6.4 Primary Structure of Protein
    6.5 Secondary Structure of Protein
    6.6 Tertiary Structure of Protein
    6.7 Quaternary Structure of Protein
    6.8 Properties of Proteins
    6.9 Classification of Proteins
7. NUCLEIC ACIDS
    7.1 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
    7.2 Functions of DNA
    7.3 Packaging of DNA
    7.4 Properties of DNA
    7.5 Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
SECTION - II (VBC-121)
8. ENZYMES
    8.1 Classification of Enzymes
    8.2 Mechanism of Enzyme Action
    8.3 Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
    8.4 Enzyme Specificity
    8.5 Enzyme Inhibition
9. BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION
    9.1 Electron Transport Chain
10. CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
    10.1 Glycolysis
    10.2 Kreb's Cycle or Citric Acid Cycle or TCA Cycle
    10.3 Glycogen metabolism
    10.4 Gluconeogenesis
11. LIPID METABOLISM
    11.1 (3-Oxidation of Fatty Acids
    11.2 Ketone Bodies
12. PROTEIN METABOLISM
    12.1 General Reactions of Amino Acids
    12.2 Urea Cycle
13. VITAMINS
    13.1 Role of B-complex group of vitamins as coenzymes
    13.2 Vitamin - C (Ascorbic Acid)
    13.3 Vitamin-A
    13.4 Vitamin - D
    13.5 Vitamin - E
    13.6 Vitamin - K
14. MINERALS
    14.1 Calcium
    14.2 Phosphorus
    14.3 Sodium, Potassium, Chloride
    14.4 Iron Metabolism
15.ENERGY METABOLISM
    15.1 Measurement of Calorific Value of Food
    15.2 Respiratory Quotient
    15.3 Basal Metabolic Rate
    15.4 Specific Dynamic Action (S.D.A.) of Food
16. BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
    16.1 Blood
    16.2 Plasma Proteins
    16.3 Hemoglobin
    16.4 Hemoglobin Derivatives
    16.5 Abnormal Hemoglobins
    16.6 Bile Pigments and their Excretion
17. TISSUE BIOCHEMISTRY
    17.1 Epithelial Tissue
    17.2 Connective Tissue
    17.3 Muscle Tissue
    17.4 Nervous Tissue
SECTION - III (VBC-122)
18. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
    18.1 Informational Macromolecules
    18.2 DNA Replication
    18.3 Transcription
    18.4 Translation
19. BIOTECHNOLOGY
    19.1 Nucleic acid probes
    19.2 Gene Sequencing
    19.3 Polymerase Chain Reaction
    19.4 Subunit Vaccines
    19.5 Animal Cell Culture
    19.6 Hybridoma Technique
    19.7 Fermentation Technology
20. BIOTECHNOLOGY IN REPRODUCTION
    20.1 Induction and Synchronization of Estrus and Ovulation
    20.2 Superovulation
    20.3 Artificial Insemination
    20.4 Embryo Transfer Technology
    20.5 Pregnancy Diagnosis
    20.6 In vitro Fertilization
    20.7 Transgenic Animals
SECTION - IV (VBC-411)
21. CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
    21.1 Acid Base Balance
    21.2 Respiratory Acid Base Balance
    21.3 Renal Acid Base Balance
    21.4 Biochemistry of Stress and Shock
    21.5 Digestive Disorders
    21.6 Acute Rumen Indigestion
    21.7 Bloat
    21.8 Urea Poisoning
    21.9 Vomition
    21.10 Diarrhea
    21.11 Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
    21.12 Detoxification
22. HORMONES
    22.1 Mechanism of Hormone Action
    22.2 Growth Hormone
    22.3 Prolactin
    22.4 Oxytocin
    22.5 Vasopressin or Antidiuretic Hormone
    22.6 Thyroid Hormones
    22.7 Parathormone
    22.8 Insulin
    22.9 Glucagon
    22.10 Catecholamines
    22.11 Corticosteroids
    22.12 Testosterone
    22.13 Estrogens
    22.14 Progesterone
23. DIAGNOSTIC BIOCHEMISTRY
    23.1 Role of Blood Sugar as an aid to Diagnosis
    23.2 Role of Ketone Bodies as an aid to Diagnosis
    23.3 Diagnostic Importance of Non-Protein Nitrogen substances
    23.4 Diagnostic Importance of Enzymes
24. IMMUNOLOGY
    24.1 Basic Structure of Immunoglobulin
    24.2 IgG, IgA, IgM
    24.3 IgD, IgE
SECTION - V (VLD-421 & VLD-511)
25. COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS
    25.1 Blood Collection
    25.2 Urine Collection
    25.3 Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid
    25.4 Collection of Synovial Fluid
26. URINE
    26.1 Normal Constituents of Urine
    26.2 Pathological Constituents of Urine
    26.3 Analysis Normal Constituents of Urine
    26.4 Identification of Pathological Constituents of Urine
27. COLORIMETRY
    27.1 Calibration curve
28. QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATIONS
    28.1 Estimation of Blood Sugar
    28.2 Estimation of Total Serum Protein by Biuret method
    28.3 Estimation of Total Serum Cholesterol
    28.4 Estimation of Blood Urea by Oxime Method
    28.5 Determination of Blood Bilirubin
    28.6 Estimation of Serum Calcium by Clark and Collip method
    28.7 Estimation of Inorganic Phosphorus in Serum
    28.8 Metabolites Diagnostic to Diseases
    28.9 Various Anticoagulants Used in Biochemical Estimations
    28.10 Normal Biochemical Values in Blood/Plasma/Serum of Various Species
29. INDEX