Biochemistry
Biochemistry applies chemistry concepts to the study of living organisms and the atoms and molecules that comprise them. Find articles on topics such as metabolic pathways and enzymology, biochemical structures and sequences, genome databases, and more.
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Polysaccharide Definition and Functions
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Pyruvate Facts and Oxidation
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What Is Cellulose? Facts and Functions
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What Is Chitin? Definition and Uses
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Oil Comes from Dinosaurs - Fact or Fiction?
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What Is an Enzyme Structure and Function?
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How to Make Sodium Citrate Buffer
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Make a TAE Buffer in a Few Steps
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The Difference Between Purines and Pyrimidines
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Methods for Protein Purification in Biotechnology
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How to Make a Phosphate Buffer
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How to Make TBE Buffer in 3 Easy Steps
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How Polymerase Chain Reaction Works to Amplify Genes
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Transcription Factors
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How to Calculate Limiting Reactant of a Chemical Reaction
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What Are the Products of Photosynthesis?
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Enzyme Biotechnology in Everyday Life
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Citric Acid Cycle or Krebs Cycle Overview
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The 5 Kinds of Nucleotides
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What Is Fermentation? Definition and Examples
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What Is the pH of the Stomach?
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Calvin Cycle Steps and Diagram
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Name 3 Disaccharides
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Nitrogenous Bases - Definition and Structures
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Chemosynthesis Definition and Examples
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10 Fascinating Photosynthesis Facts
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What Is a Peptide? Definition and Examples
How Lyophilization Preserves Biological Material
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Food and Other Products Formed By Fermentation
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How to Freeze-Dry a Bacterial Culture (Lyophilization)
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What You Need To Know About Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP
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What is Agricultural Biotechnology?
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Steps of Transcription From DNA to RNA
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Amino Acid Chirality
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Is Deoxygenated Human Blood Blue?
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10 Interesting DNA Facts
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The Differences Between DNA and RNA
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What Is the Chemical Composition of Urine?
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What Are the 3 Parts of a Nucleotide? How Are They Connected?
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Types of Chemical Bonds in Proteins
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How to Calculate Molarity of a Solution
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The Chemistry of Carbohydrates
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Why Are Babies Born With Blue Eyes?
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How Does the Kastle-Meyer Test Detect Blood?
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Chemical Equilibrium in Chemical Reactions
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Protein and Polypeptide Structure
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Enzyme Biochemistry - What Enzymes Are and How They Work
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Chlorophyll Definition and Role in Photosynthesis
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What Causes Rigor Mortis? Muscle Changes After Death
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Defining Active and Passive Transport
The Elemental Composition of the Human Body
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Transferring Genes Using Microinjection
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Societal Concerns with Biotechnology
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What Are Smart Polymers?
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How Many Atoms Are There in a Human Cell?
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Elemental Composition of the Human Body by Mass
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The 3 Types of RNA and Their Functions
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Photosynthesis Vocabulary Terms and Definitions
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How Many Atoms There Are in the Human Body
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What Is the Chemical Composition of Blood?
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Biochemistry Introduction and Overview