Biochemistry
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Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic and Hydrogen Bonds
By: Art Ayers
Molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water are hydrophilic and those that can't are hydrophobic. more...
Hydrogen Bonds Form Biological Structures
By: Art Ayers
Cell membranes, ribosomes, protein complexes and biological macromoles such as nucleic acids and proteins are held together by hydrogen bonds. more...
Cell Metabolism and Energy Basics for Everyone
By: Donald Reinhardt
Energy abounds in organic molecules and the key, as in mining ore, is to extract and process it. Simple bacterial cells and highly complex organisms do this well. more...
Reaction Specificity of Enzymes
By: Art Ayers
Enzymes bind to particular molecules, because the protein secondary structure rigidly displays amino acid functional groups that make multiple bonds with the molecules. more...
By: Kenneth Rosen
Proteins are a major component of all of our cells. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Amino acids can be grouped according to their chemical behavior. more...
Angiotensin II Signaling Pathways
Tyrosine kinase signaling is but one path activated by angiotensin II to regulate fluid balance, cell growth, and more. more...
Oxygen and Dietary Antioxidants
By: Tamara Golden
Why do we breathe oxygen? Oxygen is necessary for life, and the human brain can only survive a few minutes without oxygen. So why the great interest in antioxidants? more...
LSD – Psychedelic Hallucinogen
By: Simon Davies
The history of a drug with remarkable potential which was banned through misuse by "hippies." more...
By: Simon Davies
The history and structure of the most important molecule in living organisms, Deoxyribonucleic Acid. more...
By: Simon Davies
The discovery in 1963 by Bruce Merrifield of a way to automatically synthesise polypeptides and protiens accurately and without loss of yield. more...
By: Tami Port
We hear the word used all the time, read diet books on how to boost ours and lament its slowing as we age. But what exactly is metabolism? more...
By: Tami Port
A cell's ability to carry out essential chemical reactions separates the animate from inanimate. Without these biological catalysts, life itself would not be possible. more...
By: Tami Port
Adenosine triphosphate is a power-packed nucleotide that cells of our body just can't live without. Here's a clear summary of what ATP is, how it works and how it's made. more...
Read about the goals of Ribonuclease A,TPCK and enzyme inhibition in modern protein chemistry. more...
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