Nutritional and Clinical Biochemistry

By Dr. Senjam Sunil Singh | Department of Biochemistry, Manipur University

Learners enrolled: 611

After the completion of the course the students will have a better understanding on chemical properties of nutrients and other dietary constituents with scientific approach by describing their functions at cellular and molecular levels.

The course will also provide an in-depth knowledge about how a clinical investigation of laboratory tests in humans (such as body fluids) are used for diagnosis of diseases and its therapeutic purposes

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	15 weeks
Category :	Chemistry
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	12 Jan 2026
End Date :	30 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2026
Exam Date :
Translation Languages :	English
NCrF Level	5.0
Industry Details :	Teaching, Research, Diet, Pathology
Exam Date and Shift :	Will be announced Later

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Course layout

S.No.	Week & Lectures
	WEEK 1
1	Introduction to Food and Nutrition
2	Energy yielding foods
3	Body Building foods

	WEEK 2
4	Protective foods
5	Physiology and Nutrition of carbohydrates
6	Physiology and nutrition of fats

	WEEK 3
7	Physiology and nutrition of proteins
8	Physiology and nutrition of water
9	Fat soluble vitamins: Vitamin A, D

	WEEK 4
10	Fat soluble vitamins: Vitamin E
11	Water Soluble Vitamins: Vitamin B Complex
12	Water Soluble Vitamins: Vitamin C

	WEEK 5
13	Minerals and their biological functions
14	Composition of balanced diet and recommended dietary allowance (RDA).
15	Basic concepts of energy expenditure, units of energy,

	WEEK 6
16	The basal metabolic rate (BMR) and its determination,
17	Specific dynamic action (SDA) of foods,
18	Planning of dietary regimes for infants and pregnancy

	WEEK 7
19	Planning of dietary regimes for diabetes and old age
20	Nutrition and brain development,
21	Mother’s milk versus formulated milk feeding,

	WEEK 8
22	Food additives and preservatives
23	Food adulterations and precautions
24	Basic concepts of Clinical Biochemistry,

	WEEK 9
25	Types and uses of biochemical tests
26	Clinical Biochemistry laboratory
27	Specimen collection, processing and transportation

	WEEK 10
28	Blood cell count & anemia
29	Clinical aspects of Hemophilia
30	Diseases related to carbohydrate metabolism,

	WEEK 11
31	Clinical aspects of Diabetes mellitus
32	Diseases related to amino acid metabolism
33	Diseases related to nucleic acid metabolism

	WEEK 12
34	Diseases related to lipid metabolism
35	Phenylketonuria, hypo- and hyperuricemia,
36	Liver Function tests

	WEEK 13
37	Kidney Function tests
38	Metabolism of bilirubin
39	Clinical Aspects of Jaundice

	WEEK 14
40	Clinical enzymology,
41	Isozymes and diagnostic tests
42	Enzyme patterns in acute pancreatitis and liver damages

	WEEK 15
43	Enzyme patterns in kidney damage and myocardial infarction
44	Enzymes used in cancer therapy
45	Cancer Biomarkers

Books and references

1. Tom Brody: Nutritional Biochemistry, Academic Press.

2. J. M. Deman: Principles of Food Chemistry, Aspen Publishers, Inc.

3. Gerald F., Jr Combs: The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Academic Press

4. Lester Packer (Editor), et al.: Antioxidant Food Supplement in Human Health, Academic Press

5. Andreas M. Papas(Editor), James H. Quillen: Antioxidant Status, Diet, Nutrition, and Health, CRC Press

6. Marc Hillbrand (Editor) and Reuben T. Spitz (Editor): Lipids, Health, and Behavior, American Psychological Association (APA)

7. Thomas M. Devlin (Editor): Textbook of Clinical Correlations, John Wiley & Sons John Phd Baynes(Editor), Marek H. Dominiczak: Medical Biochemistry, Mosby-Year Book

8. Dawn B. Marks, et al.: Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

9. Paul F. Torrence (Editor): Biomedical Chemistry: Applying Chemical Principles to the Understanding and Treatment of Disease, John Wiley & Sons

10. Richard F. Luduena: Learning More Biochemistry: 100 New Case-Oriented Problems, Wiley-Liss

11. George Kaldor: Clinical Enzymology

12. Moselio Schaechter (Editor): Mechanisms of Microbial Disease, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

13. Natalie Angier, et al.: Natural Obsessions: Striving to Unlock the Deepest Secrets of the Cancer Cell, Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap)

14. Jay A. Levy: HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS, American Society for Microbiology

15. E. Hooper and W. D. Hamilton: The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS, Back Bay Books

16. J. Cohen: Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine, W.W. Norton & Company

17. John C. Reed (Editor): “Apoptosis” in Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 322, Academic Press

18. William R. Clark: A Means to an End: The Biochemical basis of aging and Death, Oxford Univ Press

19. G. C. Brown (Editor), et al.: Mitochondria and Cell Death, Princeton University Press

Instructor bio

Dr. Senjam Sunil Singh

Department of Biochemistry, Manipur University

Dr. Senjam Sunil Singh is an Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Manipur University, India. He received his PhD from the same University. After his nine years of teaching in the College, he joins the University. He got the DBT Oversea Associateship and under the same program he did his post-doctoral research training at one of the renowned research laboratory under Prof. Tzi Bun Ng, CUHK. He is a regular contributor of research articles in his area and as reviewer for some peer research journals. At present he is working on protein biochemistry, especially purification and biochemical characterization of plant lectins. His area of research interest includes Lectin Biochemistry, Enzyme Biotechnology and Immunology.

Course certificate

1. End-Term Examination:

· Weightage: 70% of the final result

· Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

2. Internal Assessment:

· Weightage: 30% of the final result

· Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

Calculation of IA Marks:

· Out of all graded weekly assessments/assignments, the top 50% of assignments shall be considered for the calculation of the final Internal Assessment marks.

· All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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