Introduction
Watch the video to find out about the syntheses and separation of organic molecules plus the range of products used as medicines, particularly those developed from natural sources. Technical terms …
Course: Biochemistry: the Molecules of Life
Research & career focus: Dr Janneke Balk – Bioenergetics and biochemistry studies in plants
In the next of our career-focused films we meet Dr Janneke Balk, a Reader in the School of Biological Sciences at UEA. Her research group is based at the John …
The current status of bioenergy – Mathieu Flamini
As we illustrate throughout this course, biochemical principles provide important information for society as whole. Some of these biochemical principles feed into the wider economy through impacts on industry. A …
Linking bioenergetics to everyday challenges
All biochemical reactions involve changes in energy, as a result of the breaking and subsequent formation of chemical bonds. It is the biochemical field of bioenergetics that studies the transformation …
Energy released from respiration
Metabolic pathways provide essential resources and energy that all cells need to be able to grow and divide. The amount of energy obtained from these pathways can vary depending upon …
Research & career focus: Prof Dave Britt – Bioenergetics and biochemistry studies in plants
David Britt is a Professor at University of California in Davis, California, USA. Here he describes his background and research and explains why an improved understanding of plant biochemistry offers …
Future developments in bioenergy
Current global challenges include issues around global energy security, global food security and global water security. Here, we highlight how research involving biochemistry may be able to help identify solutions …
Experiment: catalytic reactions in biology
Here, we provide instructions for an experiment that detects the biochemical activity of catalase peroxidase. To understand the important principles behind this step, it is not essential to do this …
How do enzymes work?
To have a better understanding of how enzymes work inside cells, it is useful to think a little further about how energy influences whether a reaction will take place. How …
Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts
As we consider how biochemistry can explain how cells function and provide solutions to some of society’s major challenges, it is important to think about how reactions take place inside …
Roles for biochemistry in solving energy problems
We have heard of a number of significant problems occurring across the world and many of our challenges for the future will be to identify solutions that are sustainable for …
Timeline for biochemistry: metabolism and bioenergetics
During this week our attention focuses on biochemistry topics linked to cellular metabolism and bioenergetics. In week 1 we already saw about some of the significant biochemists and biochemistry experiments …
Introduction to metabolism and bioenergetics
Metabolism is central to all cellular life. The video describes the cellular and molecular changes that deliver energy for organisms through different pathways. It highlights two of the most fundamental …
Self assess your understanding of week 1
This brief self assessment questionnaire will help you identify what areas of week 1 of this course you understood well and whether you may need to take a more active …
Applications of biochemistry and molecular sciences research
Throughout this course we will see a range of examples of research from biochemistry and the molecular sciences. It is important to recognise that these types of studies require significant …
