Kabita Sharma 
Friedrich Miescher first isolated nucleic acid from the nuclei of leukocytes from discarded surgical bandages and named it nuclein. Nuclein was later discovered to be a combination of basic protein … Read more
Enzymes are biocatalysts that speed up the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed in the overall process. They consist of hundreds and thousands of amino acids liked together … Read more
The reduction reactions involve the formation of bonds between organic compounds and hydrogen by removing unsaturated bonds or bonds to other heteroatoms. Some reduction reactions are as follows: Clemmensen reduction Aldehyde … Read more
Inorganic polymers are polymers whose backbone structure is made up of elements other than carbon. They are polymers with inorganic repeating units in their main polymeric structure. They have distinctive … Read more
Krebs cycle is the most common route for the complete oxidation of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. Krebs cycle was discovered by H.A. Kreb, who received the Nobel prize in 1953. … Read more
Urea is the primary form of waste product of amino groups derived from amino acids. Urea is made up of ammonia, CO2, and aspartate in a cyclic pathway referred to … Read more
Corrosion is an undesirable phenomenon that destroys the luster and beauty of objects and shortens the life of materials. Thus, corrosion is defined as the destructive attack on the surface … Read more
The functional groups are the reactive group present in compounds that determine the chemical properties of these compounds. Eg: -OH, -F, -CHO, -COOH. Types of Functional Groups Hydrocarbons This includes … Read more
Glycolysis is an oxidative process that converts one mole of glucose into two moles of pyruvate through a series of enzymatic reactions. It is also known as the Embden-Meyerhof pathway. … Read more
