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nounthe organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistrytype of:
Definition that contains biochemistry
- a (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- dna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- biochemical of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms
- rna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- antagonism (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- biochemist someone with special training in biochemistry
- lysis (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
- adenine (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- agonist (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
- adenosine (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP