Biochemistry

Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

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Biochemistry

Digestion

Biology; Biochemistry

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are easily absorbed.

Manometry

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

Measurement of pressures within organs of body. This technique is used to record changes within fluid-filled chambers.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

Biology; Biochemistry

The nucleic acid which carries the DNA message into parts of the cell where it is interpreted and used. The 18S ribosomal RNA sequence has been used in many groups of organisms to reconstruct ...

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

A special kind of microscope that scans samples with a high-energy beam of electrons to produce a high-resolution, detailed, three-dimensional image. An SEM can magnify a sample up to 250 times that ...

Protein

Biology; Biochemistry

Class of biochemical compounds constructed from amino acids. Proteins may be structural, such as those that make up hair and cartilage, or they may be reactive, such as the enzymes.

Rubisco

Biology; Biochemistry

Protein which fixes carbon in photosynthetic organisms. It binds molecules of carbon dioxide to a five-carbon molcule. Rubisco is the most common protein on earth.