The field of biochemistry encompasses a large and diverse field of
inquiry. It interfaces both chemistry and biology, as well as psychology, physics,
mathematics, astronomy, bioinformatics, and of course, medicine. Yet,
it's a stand-alone discipline. The contents of these lectures include : What is
Biochemistry?, Themes Throughout the Course, Molecular Components of Life,
Thermodynamics Review, Water, Proteins, Enzymes, Nucleic Acids, Lipids and
Membranes, Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Coenzymes II and Metabolism.
Biochemistry,
as the name implies, is the chemistry of living organisms. It has its origin in
chemistry and biology. It tries to explain life processes at molecular level.
The topics covered in this notes are : Introduction, History of Biochemistry,
Plant Cell and organelles, Proteins, Enzymes, Fatty acids, Isomerism, Nucleic
acids, Lipids, etc.
Author(s): Department
of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
This online book contains following contents: Foundations of
Biochemistry, Protein Structure, Investigating Proteins, DNA, RNA and the Human
Genome, Investigating DNA, Enzyme Principles and Biotechnological Applications,
Catalytic Mechanisms of Enzymes, Protein Regulation and Degradation, DNA
Replication, Transcription and RNA Processing, DNA Damage and Repair and
Transcriptional Control and Epigenetics
This note explains the following
topics: chemical concepts with particular reference to chemical process found
within living cells,structure and properties of water and buffers, building
blocks of cellular components, structure and properties of amino acids, peptide
bond, structure and properties of proteins and structural and functional
classification of proteins, introduction to enzymes and metabolism, Introduction
to sugars and carbohydrates, Introduction to fatty acids and lipids.
This
note explains the following topics: Structure and physical properties of amino
acids, Solubility, chromatographic and electrophoretic separation methods,
Evolution of protein primary sequences, Protein secondary structures, Protein
secondary structures, Protein tertiary structure and energetics, Biological
catalysts and the study of reaction rates, Nucleic acid structure and physical
properties, RNA and transcription, Procaryotic translation, Transport across
biological membranes, Structure and physical properties of carbohydrates.
This note covers the following
topics: Amino acids and proteins, Properties of proteins in solutions, Blood
proteins, Nucleic acids, Carbohydrates, Phospholipids, steroids and fat-soluble
vitamins, Enzymes, Digestive tract enzymes, The enzymatic reaction maximum
velocity and the Michaelis constant, Enzymatic activity, Competitive and
non-competitive inhibition, Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, Glutaminase,
Glycogen synthesis and degradation, Synthesis and degradation of starch,
Catalase, Protein nitrogen, amino acid transamination, Biochemical
calculations.
This book provides important aspects of sustainable degradation of
lignocellulosic biomass which has a pivotal role for the economic production of
several value-added products and biofuels with safe environment. Different
pretreatment techniques and enzymatic hydrolysis process along with the
characterization of cell wall components have been discussed broadly.
Author(s): Anuj K. Chandel and Silvio Silverio da
Silva
This note covers the following topics: Primary Structure, Protein
Geometry, Protein Synthesis, Introduction to Bioinformatics, Molecular Forces in
Relation to Protein Structure, Protein Secondary Structure and Protein
Interactions.
This
note explains the equilibrium properties of macroscopic and microscopic systems,
basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution
phase, and macromolecular interactions.
Author(s): Prof.
Moungi Bawendi, Prof. Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli and Prof. Linda G. Griffith