20 Questions
What is the primary application of biochemistry in agriculture?
Improving crop cultivation, crop storage, and pest control
When was the term 'biochemistry' first used?
1858
Who is considered to have made the first demonstration of a complex biochemical process?
Eduard Buchner
What did F. Gowland Hopkins study in the field of biochemistry?
The chemistry of enzymes
What are the two primary fields in which the findings of biochemistry are applied?
Medicine and agriculture
What are the three main fields into which biochemistry may be divided?
Structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism
Which area of study focuses on understanding the chemical basis that allows biological molecules to give rise to processes within living cells and between cells?
Biochemistry
What type of molecules are the main focus of biochemistry?
Biological macromolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids
Which field is closely related to biochemistry and focuses on the study of the molecular mechanisms of biological phenomena?
Molecular biology
What does biochemistry depend upon for the chemistry of the cell?
Reactions of small organic molecules
What are the primary fields into which biochemistry may be divided?
Structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism
Which of the following areas of study focuses on the molecular mechanisms of biological phenomena and is closely related to biochemistry?
Molecular biology
What does much of biochemistry deal with in terms of biological macromolecules?
Structures, bonding, function, and interactions
Which sub-discipline combines both chemistry and biology in the study of chemical processes within living organisms?
Biochemistry
What is the primary focus of biochemistry in relation to cells and organisms?
Investigating the chemical basis underlying biological processes
What did Vinzenz Kletzinsky's 'Compendium der Biochemie' contribute to?
The origin of the term 'biochemistry'
Which scientist's work is sometimes considered the beginning of biochemistry due to the chemical theory of metabolism?
Justus von Liebig
What was the influential 1842 work by Justus von Liebig, Animal chemistry, also known as?
Organic chemistry in its applications to physiology and pathology
What did Eduard Buchner demonstrate in 1897 that some consider as the birth of biochemistry?
Complex biochemical process alcoholic fermentation in cell-free extracts
In 1858, Vinzenz Kletzinsky's 'Compendium der Biochemie' derived the term 'biochemistry' from a combination of which two fields?
Biology and chemistry
Explore the field of biochemistry, which encompasses the study of chemical processes within living organisms, including structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism. Discover how biochemistry has been successful in explaining various living processes in the life sciences.
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