List of basic biochemistry topics
Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms, including the structure and function of cellular components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. Basic topics in biochemistry include:

# Nature of biochemistry
Main article: Biochemistry

# Branches of biochemistry

# History of biochemistry

# Basic biochemistry concepts
- Major categories of bio-compounds:
Carbohydrates : sugar -- disaccharide -- polysaccharide -- starch -- glycogen
Lipids : fatty acid -- fats -- essential oils -- oils -- waxes -- cholesterol
Nucleic acids : DNA -- RNA -- mRNA -- tRNA -- rRNA -- codon -- adenosine -- cytosine -- guanine -- thymine -- uracil
Proteins :
amino acid -- glycine -- arginine -- lysine
peptide -- primary structure -- secondary structure -- tertiary structure -- conformation -- protein folding
- Carbohydrates : sugar -- disaccharide -- polysaccharide -- starch -- glycogen
- Lipids : fatty acid -- fats -- essential oils -- oils -- waxes -- cholesterol
- Nucleic acids : DNA -- RNA -- mRNA -- tRNA -- rRNA -- codon -- adenosine -- cytosine -- guanine -- thymine -- uracil
- Proteins :
amino acid -- glycine -- arginine -- lysine
peptide -- primary structure -- secondary structure -- tertiary structure -- conformation -- protein folding
- amino acid -- glycine -- arginine -- lysine
- peptide -- primary structure -- secondary structure -- tertiary structure -- conformation -- protein folding
- Chemical properties:
molecular bond -- covalent bond -- ionic bond -- hydrogen bond -- ester -- ethyl
molecular charge -- hydrophilic -- hydrophobic -- polar
pH -- acid -- alkaline -- base
-xidation -- reduction -- hydrolysis
- molecular bond -- covalent bond -- ionic bond -- hydrogen bond -- ester -- ethyl
- molecular charge -- hydrophilic -- hydrophobic -- polar
- pH -- acid -- alkaline -- base
- oxidation -- reduction -- hydrolysis
- Structural compounds:
In cells: flagellin -- peptidoglycan -- myelin -- actin -- myosin
In animals: chitin -- keratin -- collagen -- silk
In plants: cellulose -- lignin -- cell wall
- In cells: flagellin -- peptidoglycan -- myelin -- actin -- myosin
- In animals: chitin -- keratin -- collagen -- silk
- In plants: cellulose -- lignin -- cell wall
- Enzymes and enzyme activity:
enzyme kinetics -- enzyme inhibition
proteolysis -- ubiquitin -- proteasome
kinase -- dehydrogenase
- enzyme kinetics -- enzyme inhibition
- proteolysis -- ubiquitin -- proteasome
- kinase -- dehydrogenase
- Membranes : fluid mosaic model -- diffusion -- osmosis
phospholipids -- glycolipid -- glycocalyx -- antigen -- isoprene
ion channel -- proton pump -- electron transport -- ion gradient -- antiporter -- symporter -- quinone -- riboflavin
- phospholipids -- glycolipid -- glycocalyx -- antigen -- isoprene
- ion channel -- proton pump -- electron transport -- ion gradient -- antiporter -- symporter -- quinone -- riboflavin
- Energy pathways :
pigments : chlorophyll -- carotenoids -- xanthophyll -- cytochrome -- phycobilin -- bacteriorhodopsin -- hemoglobin -- myoglobin -- absorption spectrum -- action spectrum -- fluorescence
Photosynthesis : light reaction -- dark reaction
Fermentation : Acetyl-CoA -- lactic acid
Cellular respiration : Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- NADH -- pyruvate -- oxalate -- citrate
Chemosynthesis
- pigments : chlorophyll -- carotenoids -- xanthophyll -- cytochrome -- phycobilin -- bacteriorhodopsin -- hemoglobin -- myoglobin -- absorption spectrum -- action spectrum -- fluorescence
- Photosynthesis : light reaction -- dark reaction
- Fermentation : Acetyl-CoA -- lactic acid
- Cellular respiration : Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- NADH -- pyruvate -- oxalate -- citrate
- Chemosynthesis
- Regulation
hormones : auxin
signal transduction -- growth factor -- transcription factor -- protein kinase -- SH3 domain
Malfunctions : tumor -- oncogene -- tumor suppressor gene
Receptors : Integrin -- transmembrane receptor -- ion channel
- hormones : auxin
- signal transduction -- growth factor -- transcription factor -- protein kinase -- SH3 domain
- Malfunctions : tumor -- oncogene -- tumor suppressor gene
- Receptors : Integrin -- transmembrane receptor -- ion channel
- Techniques : electrophoresis -- chromatography -- mass spectrometry -- x-ray diffraction -- Southern blot -- fractionation -- Gram stain

# Biochemistry scholars

# Leaders in biochemistry

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