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Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

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Biochemistry

Phycoerythrin

Biology; Biochemistry

Red, water-soluble pigment found in the cyanobacteria and red algae.

Nucleotide

Biology; Biochemistry

Unit from which nucleic acids are constructed by polymerization. It contains a sugar, a phosphate group, and an organic base. ATP is a nucleotide.

Photosynthesis

Biology; Biochemistry

Biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules.

Nucleic acid

Biology; Biochemistry

Class of biochemical compounds which includes DNA and RNA. They are among the largest molecules known.

Neurotoxin

Biology; Biochemistry

Poison which interferes with nerve function, usually by affecting the flow of ions through the cell membrane.

Phycocyanin

Biology; Biochemistry

Blue, water-soluble pigment found in the cyanobacteria and the red algae.

Dikaryotic

Biology; Biochemistry

Having two different and distinct nuclei per cell; found in the fungi. A dikaryotic individual is called a dikaryon.

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