Jamie Raughton
Mr. Keeland
Chemistry Honors
10/27/17
Biochemistry: Chemistry
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry that takes place in living organisms, especially the structure and function of their chemical components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleus acids, and small molecules present in cells. Biochemistry can be classified into 4 major categories carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and amino acid, and nucleic acids. There are so many jobs available in the field of biochemistry for example hospitals, universities, agriculture, food institute, education, cosmetics, forensic crime research, drug discovery and development. Biochemists provide new ideas and experiments to help us better understand how life works, support our
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The first area is the structural chemistry of the components of living matter and the relationships of biological function to chemical structure. The second area is the metabolism which is the total chemical reactions that occur in living matter. The third is the chemistry of processes and substances that store and transmit biological information. Biochemistry is having a bigger influence in the field of medicine. The molecular mechanisms of many diseases have been elucidated. Assays of enzyme activity are today indispensable in clinical diagnosis. For example, liver disease is routinely diagnosed and monitored by measurements of blood levels of enzymes. DNA probes enable the detection of some genetic disorders, infectious diseases, and cancers. Genetically engineered strains of bacteria containing recombinant DNA are producing valuable proteins such as human insulin and growth hormone. Biochemistry is also a fundamentally important part of drug design. Biochemists have Identified and sequenced genes responsible for causing diseases, and genetic cloning technology has led to remarkable progress in understanding the relationships of genes and proteins. The molecular bases of several diseases and numerous inborn errors of metabolism are now known. Biochemists investigates the relationship between molecular structure and function of living things at a molecular level. This has led to the integration of molecular genetics and protein
Proteins are one of the main building blocks of the body. They are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. Even smaller units create proteins; these are called amino acids. There are twenty different types of amino acids, and all twenty are configured in many different chains and sequences, producing differing protein structures and functions. An enzyme is a specialized protein that participates in chemical reactions where they serve as catalysts to speed up said reactions, or reduce the energy of activation, noted as Ea (Mader & Windelspecht).
Chemistry is a science that study matter, its properties, and how and why substances combine or separate to form new substances. Chemistry is part of our life. Chemistry is involved since we grow up to everything we do. Chemistry is one of the physical science that helps us describe and explain our world. The chemistry that I will mostly focus is on biochemistry. Biochemistry is the study of chemical process that occurs in living organism. Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol could have affects in the chemistry science through the brain, the body, and emotions. Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is a very powerful chemical compared to other chemicals. The molecular formula for THC is C21H30O2. Scientific research says that delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol can
Genetics relies on chemistry to explain phenomena related to the field. The structure of DNA relies on chemistry. In fact, when James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, they did so by building models based on the laws of chemistry. Chemistry also relates heavily to the structure and function of one of the main products of DNA: protein.
The ideal way to approach a question like this is through the means of a random experiment (students randomly selected). In this manner, the study would be subject to as few confounding variables as possible. Secondly, it would be optimal to control for unobservable characteristics such as ability bias and student perception in the study. In turn, this allows us to reduce the error term which could lead to a clearer possible causation as opposed to just correlation. Thirdly, the sample size should be as large as possible while being accompanied by an increase in the scope of comparison from two to four classes. Like in any other experiment, increasing the sample size yields better results that can be applied more universally. Fourthly, the experiment
The human body is the most complex organism in the world. A vast majority of society never gives it real thought, but our body is a well-oiled machine composed of several systems with separate functions, yet they all work together. No man can recreate an exact working replica of a human; even with all of our technology, we still do not fully understand it. Each day, anatomists and physiologists are getting closer, by making medical breakthroughs. Therefore, since the study of the human body constantly evolves, so does the study of medicine.
Chemistry has had a large impact on medicine as we know it today. In fact medicine would have never gotten as advanced as it has today without chemistry to help it out. Everything that medicine does is based on chemistry at its core. A long time ago when there was not nearly as much knowledge of chemistry and the medicine was much more basic as well. All of medicine is made of different elements in one way or another. Chemistry will probably also have impacts on the discoveries in medicine yet to come.
.... Without these systems humans would be extinct, because these systems provide humans the nutrients, energy, oxygen, and many other substances that humans cannot live without. All these systems and functions work together as a whole. Biochemistry helps develop medicine and medicine is used every day in life. Without medicine many diseases and flus would not be cured. But not everyone catches or has the same types of diseases or flus, therefore biochemists developed different medication for different bodies and flus. But it is in the hands of the doctors, pharmacists, or the physician’s to prescribe the right medication for the patient, and this is taught in biochemistry. Therefore a student who wants join to the medical field should study human anatomy so the he/she is aware of the human structure. And also study biochemistry to have strong knowledge in medicine.
The human body goes through many different reactions and processes that are necessary for humans to live. Chemical reactions by the human body are never seen with the human eye, but it is so vital that these processes are understood. Without this understanding, diseases and disorders can never be resolved or controlled. These processes may be small in size, but have a great deal of impact on the function of the human body.
Discoveries in DNA, cell biology, evolution, and biotechnology have been among the major achievements in biology over the past 200 years, with accelerated discoveries and insight’s over the last 50 years. Consider the progress we have made in these areas of human knowledge. Present at least three of the discoveries you find to be the most important and describe their significance to society, health, and the culture of modern life. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a self-replicating molecule or material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent in chromosomes. It encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses.
Since school days the terms like cell, genes, DNA, protein intrigued me a lot and helped me in realizing the dream of pursuing a career in Biotechnology field that has been making many remarkable achievements. The passion towards biological sciences made me to take B.TECH in Biotechnology in Dr. M.G.R. University.
Molecular pharmacology deals with the biochemical and biophysical characteristics of interactions between molecules of different substances and those of the cell. In other words, it is molecular biology applied to pharmacologic and toxicologic questions. The methods of molecular pharmacology include precise mathematical, physical, chemical and molecular biological techniques to understand how cells respond to hormones or pharmacologic agents, and how chemical structure correlates with biological activity of various
I have always been intrigued by the field of science and that is the reason I pursued the field of Biochemistry for my undergraduate studies. How The Human body works and the different determinants that can affect one's health or a community as a whole have always been captivating to me. I wanted to emerge in a profession that is beneficial for me, my community, and the world I live in. I came to realize through various science courses and health care experiences that a career in health care was the best path for me to outreach my community and the world.
For example such as medicine, it can be sometime possible to reading DNA sequences and find out how some diseases occur. It can sometimes be possible to fight some infectious diseases or any form of disease by changing the DNA codons which cause most of these problems.
The basis of the discipline focused on understanding of the chemistry of food components such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats and water and reaction during processing than storage. Good understanding about processing and preservation method are needed which includes drying, pasteurization, canning and irradiation (Susan, 2012).
The myriad mysteries of science can be unraveled by the emerging technologies including Biotechnology. Science has always been my interest and forte thus, the choice of Biotechnology as my academic option was the ideal decision. I had prepared for the highly competitive entrance exam AIET to get admission into the integrated Masters Degree in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at Dr. D.Y. Patil University and secured 87th all over India rank and was proud to gain admission to this venerated university. The academic curriculum has introduced me to amazing subjects like ‘Microbiology’, ‘Molecular Biology’, ‘Biochemistry’, ‘Genetics’ and ‘Industrial Biotechnology’. Although many seminal biological events have been explained in theory during the past century, the technology to harness their potential for benefiting humankind has only been possible during the past few decades. This is testament to the great improvements in biotechnologies and I am glad to be a part of this grand scientific experience.