Macromolecules: Biochemical and molecular aspects of living cells, Carbohydrates, Proteins and Nucleic acids. Cell fractionation procedure.
- Cell organelles: Molecular organization of cell organelles (structure and function), cell wall, plasma membrane (various models), endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, chloroplast, nucleus, etc.
- Cytoskeleton and Extra Cellular Matrix: Microtubules, intermediate filaments and microfilaments. ECM- definition, significance and biomolecules involved in ECM.
- Cell growth and division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, DNA replication, apoptosis, and cancer.
- Cell signaling and cell- cell interactions: signal transduction, endocrine, paracrine and autocrine signaling, surface receptor mediated transduction, chemistry and function of signaling molecules.