BSc Archives - BioDiaries

Carbohydrate metabolismCarbohydrate metabolism

February 25, 2024| Gayathri| 0 Comments | 11:42 am

Glycolysis: fate of pyruvate under anaerobic and anaerobic conditions You are well aware of the Glycolytic cycle/ glycolysis. It involves the splitting of glucose (glycol: sugar and lysis: split) to

Enzymes: the biological catalystsEnzymes: the biological catalysts

February 13, 2024| Gayathri| 0 Comment | 10:28 am

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts. All enzymes are proteins, but, not all proteins are enzymes. As catalysts, they mediate different biologically important reactions. All through my previous

Nucleic acidsNucleic acids

November 20, 2023| Gayathri| 2 Comments | 1:01 pm

Lets look at the structure, function and properties of two biologically important nucleic acids- DNA and RNA.

LipidsLipids

October 27, 2023| Gayathri| 0 Comments | 10:31 am

Let's look at structure and function of lipids. Also, learn about biologically important lipids

CarbohydratesCarbohydrates

October 13, 2023| Gayathri| 0 Comments | 5:00 pm

Let's get a basic understanding of carbohydrates: their structure and function. Let's also have a look at important carbohydrates

Amino acids and proteinsAmino acids and proteins

October 13, 2023| Gayathri| 2 Comments | 5:00 pm

Let's get a basic understanding of amino acids and proteins. The post will cover the structure & function, denaturation & renaturation and purification