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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc - BioChemistry SBB1601 Nutritional Biochemistry Syllabus SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SBB1601 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY L T P CREDITS TOTAL MARK 3 0 0 3 100 UNIT 1 CONCEPTS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION 12 Hrs. Basic food groups- energy yielding, body building and functional foods. Units of energy. Calorific and nutritive value of foods. Measurement of calories by bomb calorimeter. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - definition, determination of BMR and factors affecting BMR. Respiratory quotient (RQ) of nutrients and factors affecting the RQ. SDA- definition and determination. UNIT 2 ELEMENTS OF NUTRITION 12 Hrs. Physiological role and nutritional significance of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, Evaluation of proteins by nitrogen balance method - Biological value of proteins – Digestibility Coefficient, Biological Value, Protein Energy Ratio and Net Protein Utilization. Protein energy malnutrition- Kwashiorkor and Marasmus. Clinical manifestations and management. Obesity (elementary details) UNIT 3 VITAMINS 12 Hrs. Balanced diet, example of a low and high cost balanced diet – for infants, children, adolescents, adults and elderly people. Role of dietary fiber. Vitamins- definition and types of vitamins. Sources, requirement, biological functions, deficiency symptoms of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, cyanocobalamine, vitamins C,A,D,E and K. Hypervitaminosis. [ UNIT 4 MINERALS 12 Hrs. Minerals- sources, requirement, physiological functions, deficiency and toxicity of calcium, sodium, potassium, iron, magnesium, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, iodine and zinc. UNIT 5 HUMAN RIGHTS 12 Hrs. Introduction- definition, scope and need for study of human rights and relations. Categories- civil and political rights, economic relations and social relations. Institutions : International and National- United Nations Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission. International Convention on civil and political rights. International, convention on economic and social rights. National Human Rights Act- National Commission for minorities, SC/ST and Women, Students activity- assignment, case study, term paper. BOOKS RECOMMENDED: 1. Garrow, JS , James WPT and Ralph A (2000) . Human nutrition and dietetics (10th ed) Churchill Livingstone 2. Andreas M. Papas (1998). Antioxidant Status, Diet, Nutrition, and Health (1st ed) CRC Press 3. M.Swaminathan ( 1995 ) Principles of Nutrition and Dietetics. Bappco 4. Margaret Mc Williams (2012) . Food Fundamentals ( 10th ed) Prentice Hall 5. Tom Brody (1998). Nutritional Biochemistry (2nd ed) , Academic Press, USA 6. Aravind Kumar (ed) (1999). Human rights and social movements, Anmol publishers. 7. Piarey Lal Mehta, Neena Verma, P I Mehta (1999) Human Rights Under the Indian Constitution. Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd. 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 |
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