Introductory chemistry of amino acids; their properties, reactions and biological functions.
Classification of amino acids: neutral, basic and acidic; polar and non-polar; essential and
nonessential amino acids. Peptides. Introductory chemistry and classification of proteins.
Biological functions of proteins. Methods of their isolation, purification and identification.
Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Basic principles of tests for
proteins and amino acids. Introductory chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.
Nomenclature of nucleosides, and nucleotides; effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic
acids.