Download BT - 504 - NIT Arunachal Pradesh

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, YUPIA, Pin-791112
(Established by MHRD, Govt. of India)
Website : www.nitap.in, Fax No: (0360) 2284972
E-Mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Exercises Proposed for teaching in (July – December, 2016 Semester)
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Name of the Teacher: Dr. Pallabi Kalita Hui
Department:
Biotechnology & Chemical Engg
Course Title:
Secondary Metabolites in Plants
Course code:
BT-504
Course Hands out (in reference to framed & approved syllabus) (maximum 500 words)
Contents
Class estimate
Unit I:
Primary and secondary metabolism: Interrelationships, Precursors.
Brief outline and Classification of secondary metabolites, Major
secondary metabolism pathways in plants , Regulation of secondary
metabolite pathways and compartmentation of these in plants 12 classes
Shikimic acid pathway, Secondary metabolites derived from shikimic
acid, Control mechanisms and manipulation of alkaloids and
industrial enzymes (Shikimate and PHA pathway), biodegradable
plastics, therapeutic proteins, Edible vaccines, purification strategies.
Green house Technology. Biotic and Abiotic stress.
6 classes
Unit II:
Secondary metabolites derived from mevalonic acid. Mevalonic acid
pathway, Brief outline of occurrence, distribution and synthesis of
phenolics, alkaloids, terpenoids, coumarins, flavonoids, glycosides,
volatile oils, tannins and resins
Unit III:
5 classes
Secondary metabolites derived from amino acids, Toxic Non protein
Amino Acids
12 classes
Unit IV:
Biological activities of selected secondary metabolites, polyketides,
terpenes, peptides, phenylpropanoids and carbohydrates, structure,
occurrence, properties, biosynthesis and analytical methods. –
Terpenoids, phenolics, alkaloids. Role of secondary metabolite
6. Books/Literature to be followed:
(a) Books (Min. 2 texts + 3 references)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, YUPIA, Pin-791112
(Established by MHRD, Govt. of India)
Website : www.nitap.in, Fax No: (0360) 2284972
E-Mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
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Title
Author
Publisher
Plant Secondary Metabolites
Makkar, Harinder P.S., Sidhuraju, P., Becker, Klaus
Springer
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Title
Plant Secondary Metabolites: Occurrence, Structure and Role in
the Human Diet
Author
Alan Crozier, Michael N. Clifford, Hiroshi Ashihara
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
(b) Magazines/Journals (Minimum 5)
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Phytochemistry: The International Journal of Plant Chemistry, Plant Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Elsevier Science
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Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Elsevier Science
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Essential Collection: Fungi and Secondary Metabolism, Elsevier Science
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ECOLOGY, A Publication of Ecological Society of America, Wiley Online
Library
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Wiley Online Library
7. Mode of Teaching: √ J.C Bose / S. N. Bose (please tick).
Remarks/ Endorsement by the HoD
With his /her signature with date
Name of the Teacher: Dr. Pallabi Kalita Hui
Designation: Assistant Professor
Signature with Date: