What is Biochemistry?

Biochemistry

study the structure, composition, and chemical reactions of substances found in living organisms.

It covers all chemical processes taking place in living organisms, such as synthesis and metabolism of

biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Biochemistry emerged as a separate discipline when scientists began to study how living things obtain energy from food or how the fundamental biological changes occur during a disease. Examples of applications of biochemistry are in the fields of medicine, food science and agriculture, etc.
 

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