Chapter 2

Molecular Biology

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29 topics

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2.1

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2.2

Different Types of Bonds and Interactions in Biological Molecules

2.3

Protoplasm and Biological Molecules

2.4

Condensation and Hydrolysis

2.5

Water as a Medium of Life

2.6

Carbohydrates

2.7

Monosaccharides

2.8

Isomers and Stereoisomers of Glucose

2.9

Properties and Roles of Disaccharides

2.10

Glycosidic Bonds in Disaccharides

2.11

Polysaccharides

2.12

Proteins

2.13

Synthesis and Breakage of Peptide Linkages

2.14

Significance of Amino Acid Sequence

2.15

Classification of Proteins

2.16

Role of Proteins

2.17

Lipids

2.18

Properties and Roles of Acylglycerols, Phospholipids, Terpenes and Waxes

2.19

Molecular Structure of Acylglycerol, Phospholipid and Terpene

2.20

Steroids and Prostaglandins

2.21

Nucleic Acid

2.22

Nitrogenous Bases in the Nucleotide

2.23

Formation of Phosphodiester Bond and Polymerization of Nucleotides

2.24

Chemical Nature and Role of ATP and NAD

2.25

Watson and Crick Model of DNA

2.26

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

2.27

Roles and Types of RNA

2.28

Central Dogma of Life

2.29

Conjugated Molecules

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