branch of science dealing with the study of all the life processes such as control and coordination within a living organism is called Biochemistry.
This term was introduced to us by Carl Neuberg, the father of biochemistry in the year 1930. This field combines biology as well as chemistry to study the chemical structure of a living organism. The biochemists get into the investigation of the chemical reactions and combinations which are involved in various processes like reproduction, heredity, metabolism, and growth, thus performing research in different kind of laboratories.
Introduction to Biochemistry includes wide areas of molecular biology as well as cell biology. It is relevant to molecules that make up the structure of organs and cells which is the molecular anatomy. It describes carbon compound and the reactions they undergo in living organisms. It also describes molecular physiology, which is the functions of molecules in carrying out the requirements of the cells and organs.
It mainly deals with the study of the structure and functions of the biomolecules such as the carbohydrates, proteins, acids, lipids. Hence, it is also called to as Molecular biology.
- Teacher: Dr.SOMYSOMAN FACULTY