A Practical Manual for Biochemistry and Instrumentation, Second Edition

Second Edition of Biochemistry and Instrumentation Practical Manual

CONTENTS
Title page
Publisher’s page
Preface
Foreword
Contents
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Figures
Practical format
Orientation on instruments
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Annex I
Annex II
Annex III
Annex IV
Annex V
Annex VI
Annex VII
Annex VIII
Annex IX
Annex X
Annex XI
Annex XII

Annex XIII
Annex XIV
Bibliography

Basic Techniques
Preparation of different types of solutions (Percent, Molar, Normal, Solutions from Solutions and Titrations, Concentrated Solutions Saturated) used in biochemistry laboratory
Preparation of different types of   Buffers used in biochemical Studies
Determination of lmax of different colored and noncolored compounds by spectrophotometer
Verification of validity of Beer’s law and determination of the molar extinction coefficient of BSA

Qualitative Methods
Qualitative detection of proteins and amino acids
Qualitative detection of carbohydrates
Identification of the nature of
 carbohydrate in a given sample

Isolation and Quantitative Methods
Titration curve for the given amino acids
Quantitative determination of free  amino acid content in serum
Comparative study of free amino acid content in germinating and non-germinating seeds
Determination of Tyrosine content in a given solution using standard calibration curve
Quantitative determination of protein
A.       Biuret method
B.       Bradford method
C.       Folin-Lowry method
D.      UV method
Isolation of Casein from milk
Isolation and assay of glycogen from the liver and skeletal muscle
Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
Determination of soluble carbohydrates by Anthrone Method
Determination of acid value of the given fats and oils
Determination of the Iodine Number of lipids
Determination of saponification value of fats and oils
Quantitative analysis of DNA by flourimetry

Purification and Identification Methods
Preparation of various sub-cellular fractions of liver cells by Differential Centrifugation method
Fractionation of serum protein by salting out using Sodium chloride and Ammonium sulphate
Precipitation and separation of protein of interest by Trichloroacetic acid method from biological sample
Separation and identification of amino acids in a given mixture by Ascending Paper Chromatography
Separation and identification of amino acids in a given mixture by Two-dimensional Paper Chromatography
Separation and identification of sugars (sugar juices) by adsorption Thin layer chromatography (TLC)
Extraction and identification of lipids from given biological samples by Thin Layer Chromatography
Purification of proteins by Size Exclusion Chromatography
Separation of serum proteins by Ion-exchange Chromatography using cation exchanger
Purification of proteins by Affinity Chromatography
Analysis of serum protein by Paper Electrophoresis using cellulose acetate paper
Determination of molecular weight of a given protein by Sodium Dodecylsulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)
Native PAGE (Poly Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis) of proteins
Determination of molecular weight of DNA (genomic and plasmid) by Agarose gel electrophoresis
Detection of proteins and DNA in gels by Silver Staining

Clinical Biochemistry
Determination of blood glucose
Quantitative determination of total protein in serum and plasma
Determination of Albumin in serum or plasma
Determination of Direct and Total Bilirubin in serum
Determination of hemoglobin by cyanmethemoglobin method
Determination of Serum Glutamic Oxalocetic Transminase (SGOT) activity in serum
A.       Colorimetric method
B.       UV kinetic method
Determination of Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT) activity in serum
A.       Colorimetric method
B.       UV kinetic method
Determination of cholesterol in serum
A.       Enzymatic method (Kit Method)
B.       Chemical method (ZAK’s method)

Quantitative determination of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Quantitative determinations of triglycerides in serum
Quantitative determination of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Enzymology
Enzyme activity of protease and study the effects of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration, time and effectors on the kinetics of protease catalyzed reactions
Study of effect of substrate concentration and determination of Vmax and Km value of a-amylase

Annexes
Buffer
Spectroscopy
Carbohydrates
pKa value
Milk
Lipids
Centrifugation
Salting out
Chromatography media
Buffer systems for chromatography
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Molecular weight determination of protein by SDS-PAGE
DNA electrophoresis
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