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UNIT V MOLECULAR MECHANISM 9

Basic molecular mechanism - etiology and treatment of common diseases. Discussion and brain
storming sessions with specific case studies

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

The students will be able to

 Understand the lifestyle disorders and diseases.
 Handle stress and how to manage.
 Understand clinical symptoms and molecular mechanism of common diseases.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Guide to prevention of lifestyle diseases- M.N. Kumar, R.Kumar, Deep & Deep Publications,
ISBN: 817629518.
th
2. Textbook of Biochemistry: With Clinical Correlations by Thomas M. Devlin, 7 edition, John
Wiley &son inc.

REFERENCES

1. The BASIC – Strategies for coping with stress and building personal resilience for physicians.
OMA. http://php.oma.org/PDF%20files/The%20Basics/TheBasics-full%20version.pdf
2. The health consequences of smoking—50 years of progress: a report of the Surgeon General.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
2014.http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/50-years-of-progress/exec-summary.pdf

OBT1705 APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL L T P C
PROTECTION 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES
To enable the students

 Gain sound knowledge about the scientific and engineering principles of microbiological
treatment technologies to clean up contaminated environments and to generate valuable
resources for the human society.
 Have indepth knowledge about Conventional treatment methodologies that can be replaced
with the advancements in biotechnological field such as molecular biology and genetic
engineering strategies.
 Study the ways for the alternate sources of energy to avoid environmental issues.

UNIT I 9

Microbial flora of soil, Ecological adaptations, Interactions among soil microorganisms,
biogeochemical role of soil microorganisms. Biodegradation, Microbiology of degradation and its

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