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1.1.1 Introduction to Biochemistry
Biochemistry is a branch of science, which deals with the chemistry of life and living processes. The term biochemistry is defined as a science concerned with the chemical nature and the chemical behaviour of living matter. Biochemical studies include the type of chemical constituents of living matter, their transformation in biological system and energy changes associated with these transformations. Biochemistry links biology and chemistry by studying how complex chemical reactions and chemical structures give rise to life and life's processes. It incorporates everything in size between a molecule and a cell and all the interactions between them. It deals with the study of the structure and function of cellular components and the processes carried out both on and by organic macromolecules-especially proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. |