Foundational Sciences

Biochemistry

Macromolecules, enzymes, and the metabolism that powers cells.

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  1. Lesson 1 introductory The Four Biological Macromolecules An introduction to carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, the monomers that build them, and how cells assemble and break them down. 3 cites
  2. Lesson 2 intermediate Enzymes and How They Work How protein catalysts speed up biological reactions by lowering activation energy, and the factors, cofactors, and inhibitors that control their activity. 3 cites
  3. Lesson 3 intermediate Metabolism: How Cells Make and Use Energy An overview of anabolism and catabolism, ATP as the cell's energy currency, and how glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain extract energy from glucose. 3 cites