Benedict’s Test: Principle, Requirements, Procedure and Result Interpretation
A sugar consists of an anomeric carbon to which a functional group is attached. If the anomeric carbon consists of aldehyde as a functional group, […]
Biochemistry
Ligand and its types in a Co-ordination or Complex compound
A compound in which a metal atom or ion is co-ordinated to two or more anions or neutral molecules is called co-ordination or complex compound. […]
Chemical composition and International classification of enzymes
Except for a small group of RNA molecules that act as catalyst, all enzymes are proteins. Catalytic activity of enzymes depends on the integrity of […]
Enzymes, their characteristics and importance
Enzymes are organic compounds (mostly proteins) produced by the living cells to speed up the spontaneous biochemical reactions in and outside the cells in living […]
Fehling’s test (Principle, reagents and materials required, procedure and result interpretation)
The Fehling test was developed in 1848 by Herrmann Fehling. Like Benedict’s test, it is also a sensitive test for the detection of reducing sugars. […]
Digestion of nucleic acids in human body
Nucleic acids are the components of our nuclear material (Chromosomes) present in the cells. Nucleic acids are also ingested from food like herring, mackerel etc. […]
Amino acids: General properties and classification
Amino acids are the fundamental units of protein or polypeptides. They are organic compounds having two functional groups; one acidic carboxylic (-COOH) group and the […]
Biuret test: Principle, Requirements, Procedure and Result Interpretation
Biuret is a compound formed by heating urea at 1800 It is the result of the condensation of 2 molecules of urea. The peptide bonds […]
Glycolysis or EMP (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas) pathway
All the living organisms whether aerobes or anaerobes, initiate the mechanism of respiration by breaking down glucose (6 carbon compound) into two molecules of pyruvate […]