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What is Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. It relies on sophisticated instruments to dissect the operation of systems that are inaccessible to the human senses. It also reveals the workings of the natural world, allowing us to understand and appreciate the unique condition that we call life.

Glossary of terms in Biochemistry

Agarose: A polysaccharide obtained from agar that is the most widely used medium for gel electrophoresis procedures.

Bioluminescence: living beings emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent".

Chromosome: A linear end-to-end arrangement of genes and other DNA, sometimes with associated protein and RNA.

E. Coli: Common bacterium that biochemists have studied intensively because of its small genome size, normal lack of pathogenicity, and ease of growth in the laboratory.

Electrophoresis: A technique for separating the components of a mixture of charged molecules (proteins, DNAs, or RNAs) in an electric field within a gel or other support.

Media: Materials on (or in) which experimental cultures are grown.

Plasmid: An autonomous self-replicating genetic particle usually of circular double-stranded DNA.

Polymerase: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA.

Reagents: A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.

Spectrophotometric: The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the spectrophotometer.

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