Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Short Notes

• The Molecules of Life: Biomolecules

• Amino acids: An Introduction

• Protein Structure

• Carbohydrates

• Reducing and non reducing sugar

• Lipids

• Classification of Lipids

• Saturated and un saturated fatty acids

•  Vitamins

• Nucleic Acids : DNA and RNA

• Different forms of DNA

• Difference between DNA and RNA

• Stability of DNA and RNA

• Anabolism and Catabolism

• Stablizing interactions (Vander Waals, electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interaction, etc.)

Multiple Choice Questions

• Weak interactions in Aqueous Systems

• Principles of biophysical chemistry :pH, buffer 

Composition, structure and function of biomolecules 

• Amino acids

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids 

Practice Tests / Problems

• pH

 Books to Refer: Lehninger Principle of Biochemistry                                 Last updated: 18/07/2013