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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...

Proteins and Amino Acids

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

By: Alicia Mae Prater

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...

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