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* [[Intermediary metabolism]] | * [[Intermediary metabolism]] | ||
==Signal transduction== | |||
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===Hormone=== | |||
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===Neurotransmitter=== | |||
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===Cell surface receptor=== | |||
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===Ion channel=== | |||
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===Second messenger system=== | |||
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Second messengers may be in response to a [[hormone]] or [[neurotransmitter]]. | |||
Examples of second messenger systems include the adenyl cyclase-[[cyclic AMP]] system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the [[cyclic GMP]] system | |||
==Nobel laureates contributing to Biochemistry== | ==Nobel laureates contributing to Biochemistry== | ||
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/ Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger] | * [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/ Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger] | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 16 July 2008
Biochemistry is the study of the chemicals and chemical processes in living organisms. It deals with the structure and function of cellular components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biological compounds.
Macromolecules
Nucleic acid
Protein
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Metabolism
Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Signal transduction
Hormone
Neurotransmitter
Cell surface receptor
Ion channel
Second messenger system
Second messengers may be in response to a hormone or neurotransmitter. Examples of second messenger systems include the adenyl cyclase-cyclic AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the cyclic GMP system