Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

BCH 405 — Plant Biochemistry

BCH department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• describe the metabolic pathways that are peculiar to plants
• explain the concept of secondary metabolites and their application for medicinal purposes
• discuss the chemical processes involved in photosynthesis as basis of life; and
• identify the importance of hormones of plant origin. Sciences 76 New

Course contents

Organisation of plant cells. The plant cell wall structure, formation and growth. Biochemistry of plant development. Lignin formation. The biochemistry of important plant processes and metabolic pathways. Photosynthesis. Secondary metabolites. Plant hormones and structure- activity relationship of plant hormones.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study BCH 405.

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