Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited to ...

Plants constantly generate aldehydes as by-products of primary metabolism and as intermediates in the breakdown of lipids and amino acids. These compounds, which range from acetaldehyde to larger ...

The enzymes found in modern organisms are complex proteins, often with multiple folded substructures and specialized catalytic sites. Proteins are encoded by genes. Tracing the history of enzymes ...