Biochemistry
Biochemistry Primer Part 1
What Is Biochemistry? Simply stated, biochemistry is life. Practically stated, biochemistry is our life: what we are and how we live. Our bodies are very busy factories, extracting energy from the foods we eat, building cells and tissues, and knitting everything together into a functioning unit using molecular tools called enzymes. Creatures as distinct as [...]
Biochemistry Glossary
Alkaloids A class of over 3,000 nitrogen-containing chemicals (such as caffeine and cocaine) that are produced by plants but have effects in humans and animals. Amino acids A class of 20 chemical units that are the building blocks of peptides and proteins. Amylase An enzyme found in saliva that breaks down starch into simple sugars. [...]