Dynamic Aspects of Biochemistry (Paperback)

ISBN: 9789386800305

Author : Deepa Sharma

Year: 2024

Size: 7.25 X 9.5

Publisher Name: MEDTECH

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Biochemistry has continued to expand more and more rapidly each year, in stature as well as in scope.

The subject-matter of biological chemistry, like that of biology itself, can be roughly divided into two

parts; the static, or morphological, and the dynamic, or physiological. In some fields, notably in that of

protein chemistry, the interdependence and collaboration between the organic and the biochemist are

so intimate that it is impossible to say which is the organic chemist and which the biochemist. For the

organic chemist the main focus of attention is the structure and configuration of these materials while,

for the biochemist, the main problems are those of the behavior and function of these substances in

organized, biological systems.

Elementary Biochemistry is taught in universities. The first and older of these, Chemical Physiology,

forms part of the course in mammalian Physiology, and caters primarily for the needs of medical and

veterinary students. In the second course, much more recently introduced Biochemistry is taught as an

independent scientific discipline, and without that emphasis on clinical problems with which it has

usually been associated in the past, and which properly finds a place in Chemical Physiology. For

students taking this second course there exists no suitable textbook, and it is primarily with their needs

in mind that the present book has been written. With the needs of such students as these in mind I have

invluded a short bibliography of review articles and books, mostly of recent date and written by experts

in their respective fields.

In Biochemistry, as in any young but rapidly expanding branch of science, there are fields in which facts

are scanty, evidence contradictory and speculation rife. I cannot wholly subscribe to the doctrine that

speculation is out of place in an elementary textbook, for there are many gaps in the subject, and unless

these can in some way be bridged it is difficult or impossible to give a coherent account. Speculation

plays and has always played an important part in the advancement of scientific knowledge, for no

research worker gropes blindly after he knows not what; he invariably begins with certain reasonable

possibilities in mind. In short, he speculates. To speculate unreasonably is worse than not speculate at

all, but providing certain tests of reasonableness and compatibility are applied beforehand, speculation

is a valuable tool, and one which finds a place in every scientific workshop..

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, recipient of two gold medals at PG level for outstanding meritorious performance in the University, is Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIMT Engineering College, Meerut. She has more than 12 years of teaching experience in the field of chemistry and biochemistry and two years of research experience in the field of Biochemistry. She has also published number of textbooks and reference books pertaining to UG, PG and Honours students of different universities at national and international level. She is an Editor of International Journal of Applied Science and Technology.

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