Basics of Biochemistry

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  • Biochemistry - study of life at the molecular level
  • Collision Theory - according to this theory, for biochemical reactions to occur, there usually must be an optimal spatial arrangement between the reacting molecules.
  • Stereochemistry - the study of the interactions of molecules in three dimension
  • Stereoisomers - same four constituents bound to them, yet differ in the arrangement of constituent
  • Isomers - same chemical formula, but different bonding, shape, or orientation
  • Diastereomers - are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other
  • Enantiomers - non-superimpose mirror images
  • What Structure?
    Hydroxyl
  • What Structure?
    Carbonyl
  • What Structure?
    Carboxyl
  • What structure?
    Ester
  • What structure?
    Amino
  • What structure?
    Amido
  • What structure?
    Thiol
  • What structure?
    Disulfide
  • What structure?
    Phospho-
  • What structure?
    Anhydride
  • What structure?
    phenyl