MBBS 2003 Batch-Course on going

MBBS - undergraduates

The Biochemistry Course Coordinator is Dr. M.R. Subaida,  Professor of Biochemistry. Her office is in the Biochemistry department and phone number is 2528-399. If Dr. Subaida is not available, you may leave a message with any other available staff member or with the typist /secretary.

Textbook - Students are strongly urged to obtain one of the general biochemistry texts listed below for study and reference purposes.
Students are expected to obtain a copy of the Biochemistry Record Book (from the Department of Biochemistry).
 
Suggested General biochemistry texts:
Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students
Dr. D.M. Vasudevan & Dr. S. Sreekumari., 3rd edition, Jaypee Brothers. 2002
Textbook of Medical Biochemistry
Dr. M.N. Chatterjee.,Dr. Rana Shinde, 3rd edition, Jaypee Brothers.
Biochemistry
Deba Jyothi Das, 8th edition, Academic Publishers

Text Book of Biochemistry
Dr. U. Sathyanarayana

 

Biochemistry reference texts:
Harper's Biochemistry - R.K. Murray, PK Granner, PA Mayes, VM Rodwell, 25rd edition, Lange Medical Publishers.
Textbook of Biochemistry by Devlin, Wiley-Liss, 1992. 
Biochemistry by Stryer, Freeman, 1995.
Biochemistry: A Case Based Approach by Montgomery et al., Mosby, 1996
 
 
These texts and the other books are available at the local bookstores.

Lecture Schedule

Lectures will be presented in Biochemistry Lecture Hall, unless otherwise announced.

Semester I- 2003

Day 8 -9 am 9 - 10 am 10 -11 am 11 -12 am 12 - 1 pm 1 -2  pm 2 - 3 pm    3 - 4 pm
Monday Anatomy Biochemistry Anatomy Lunch Practicals
Tuesday Physiology Anatomy Anatomy Lunch Practicals
Wednesday Biochemistry Physiology Anatomy Lunch Practicals
Thursday Physiology Biochemistry Anatomy Lunch Practicals
Friday Anatomy Biochemistry Anatomy Lunch Physiology
Saturday Biochemistry Biochemistry Physiology Lunch Phy/Ana/Bio/Phy

 

Semester II - 2004

Day 8-9 am 9-10 am 10-11 am 11-12 am 12 -1 pm 1 - 2 pm 2- 3 pm 3 - 4 pm
Monday Biochemistry Physiology Practicals Lunch Dissection
Tuesday Physiology Biochemistry Practicals Lunch Dissection
Wednesday Anatomy Physiology Practicals Lunch Dissection
Thursday Physiology Biochemistry Practicals Lunch Dissection
Friday Biochemistry Biochemistry Physiology Lunch Anatomy
Saturday Anatomy Physiology Community Medicine Lunch Ana/Phy/Bio

 

The Biochemistry Faculty for the 2001 / 2002 Semesters are:

Faculty

Topic
Dr. B. Sulekha.                   MBBS., MD.  Introductory lecture
 Lipid Metabolism
Dr. Sreekumari. S.              MBBS., MD.  Cell and Organelles
 Biological Membranes
 Enzyme Kinetics and Regulation
 Clinical Enzymology
 Xenobiotic Metabolism
Dr. V. Anandavally Ammal.  MBBS., MD.  Chemistry of Nucleic Acids 

 Metabolism of Purines & Pyramidines
 Replication, Transcription, Translation, Protein Synthesis
 Mutation, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Dr. Jaya. S                            MBBS., MD.  Amino Acids & Protein Chemistry
 Architecture of Proteins
 Protein Metabolism
 Plasma Proteins
 Immunoglobulins
Dr. Joseph P. Thyparambil. MBBS., MD  Chemistry of Lipids
 Biological Oxidation
 Maintenance of Homeostasis
 Biochemistry of Cancer
Dr. Saboora Beegum.         MBBS., MD.  Chemistry of Carbohydrate 
 Metabolism of Carbohydrates
 
Dr. Soja.  MBBS., MD.  Vitamins & Co-enzymes
 Mineral Metabolism
 Biochemistry of Hemoglobin
 Various Staff members  Function Tests & Specialized Laboratory Investigations
 Applications of Radioactivity in Medicine
Biochemical Nutrition

Examinations

There will be three short exams in each course and a comprehensive final exam at the end of each semester. Short exams  cover lecture material presented since the preceding exam, including the last lecture before an exam, as well as the discussion groups, etc., during the period. Final exams  are comprehensive over the entire course. Consult the Academic Calendar for the scheduled start times for all examinations. All examinations will be written in Silver Jubilee Auditorium, unless otherwise announced.