Chemical Foundations of Biochemistry

Introduction

• Basic Theme - Organisms are comprised of simpler components, ultimately molecules
• Chemical Foundations - HERE
• Biomolecules and Early Earth HERE
• Biological Macromolecules - HERE / HERE
  • Templates - HERE
  • Self-Replicating Molecules - HERE
    
• The Role of Membranes - enclosure

Biological Classification

• Five Kingdoms - Fungi, Plants, Animals, Protists (unicellular eukaryotes), and Monera (prokaryotes)
• Three Domains - HERE
• Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes - TABLE
• Bacteria - HERE
• Extremophiles HERE
• Eukaryotic Cells - Animal / Plant
• Cytoskeleton - HERE
• Organelle Functions - TABLE

Energy

• Phosphates - HERE HERE
• Energy Transitions - Converting chemical potential energy to energy for biochemical work
• Biological Energy Transformations - HERE