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BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES

This blog is about notes on biochemistry.It covers different lecture areas in the field of biochemistry
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STARCH AND STARCH TECHNOLOGY.

STARCH AND STARCH TECHNOLOGY.

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― STARCH AND STARCH TECHNOLOGY.STARCH is a polysaccharide material found in cereal grains of wheat, corn and rice, and in root and stem tubers of cassava, yam and potato. As a polysaccharide polymer starch is composed of a large number of glucose... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Posted on Feb 1st, 2010
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DRUG METABOLISM

DRUG METABOLISM

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― DRUG METABOLISMDEFINITIONS:XENOBIOTIC: This is a compound foreign to the physiology of a living organism. Drugs are almost all xenobiotics. Other examples are pesticides and environmentally distributed chemicals in general.aDETOXIFICATION: ... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Made popular on Jan 26th, 2011
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TOXINS AND TOXICS

TOXINS AND TOXICS

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― TOXINS AND TOXICSDEFINITIONSTOXIN:Technically, a toxin is a poisonous substance produced by living organisms. By this definition, man-made substances produced artificially are not considered to be toxins.Toxins are different from biological agents... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Posted on Jan 20th, 2010
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ASSIGNMENT 1: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― ASSIGNMENTS1. What roles do water and pH play in the structural and functional stability of biomolecules.2. Discuss the homeostatic regulation of water and pH in the body fluids of organisms.3. What is acidosis? Discuss.4. Discuss water under the... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Made popular on Oct 16th, 2010
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BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (STH 303)

BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (STH 303)

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― WATER, PH AND BUFFER SYSTEM1.1 INTRODUCTION Water is so important in living organisms that it constitutes a large percentage of both the intracellular and extracellular fluids, (above 70%) Water is essential for solubilizing and modifying... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Made popular on Aug 22nd, 2010
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INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (BCH 402)

INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (BCH 402)

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURE NOTES ― PESTICIDESDefinition of PesticideA pesticide is a substance or any number of substances mixed together and used to repel or kill a pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance or a biological agent. A pest, which is any organism that destroys... (more)
 Okun Francis ― Made popular on Nov 7th, 2010