A website I discovered online is an interactive
website created by a company who has also published a biochemistry
textbook. The John Wiley and Sons Publishers Company placed their second
edition of their Boyer textbook online, entitled “Concepts of Biochemistry”. This
website has easy access to their entire text book among many other educational pages organized for the user's efficiency. The most interesting aspect of this website
is their interactive tutorials. It may seem a slight elementary due to the
cartoon factor, but the animations are very helpful in understanding different biochemical
processes. One section goes into detail about proteins folding, comparing
it to everyday analogies for better understanding. It also goes into detail about the six different major types of metabolism. The amount of material and information found within this website is outstanding and I would recommend it to anybody struggling in class or on a specific subject in biochemistry.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Past Knowledge Connections
As mentioned before, biochemistry is a collective science that combines the studies of chemistry, biology, genetics and microbiology. Another field that has been helpful to have as a basis of knowledge for this class is anatomy. The signaling pathways of proteins would not make any sense to a person with the background of knowing the location and functions of organs, tissues, bones, etc.
The molecular composition of chemicals such as glycerol is familiar from a previous organic chemistry class. The stability and polarity of molecules is also connected to chemistry classes. After reviewing lipids and membranes that week, it brought back material from my nutrition class. In nutrition, there was a brief overview of the functions of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Last week went much further to explain how the human body is able to process these substances and the importance of east at a cellular level.
This class has also been helpful for present courses. The processing of drugs is easier to understand with biochemistry and how it affects the body via inhibiting and activating sites. Overall, it's nice to see everything related from past knowledge and to deepen an understanding on life processes.
The molecular composition of chemicals such as glycerol is familiar from a previous organic chemistry class. The stability and polarity of molecules is also connected to chemistry classes. After reviewing lipids and membranes that week, it brought back material from my nutrition class. In nutrition, there was a brief overview of the functions of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Last week went much further to explain how the human body is able to process these substances and the importance of east at a cellular level.
This class has also been helpful for present courses. The processing of drugs is easier to understand with biochemistry and how it affects the body via inhibiting and activating sites. Overall, it's nice to see everything related from past knowledge and to deepen an understanding on life processes.
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