Materi Pertemuan 1

Oleh: Tim Dosen Pengampu Biokimia

 Biochemistry is ......
Biochemistry consists of biology and chemistry

•Biochemistry can be defined as the science with the

chemical basis of concerned life.
•It is also the study of chemical process with in and
relating to living organism.
•It can also be defined as the chemical constituents of
the living cells and with reaction and process they
undergo.
•It also covers large area of cell biology, molecular
biology and molecular genetics.

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The nature of
biochemistry
showing the three
important areas of
study.

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 Why Should We Study Biochemistry?
1. Biochemical studies lead us to a fundamental understanding of life.

2. Biochemistry has a profound impact on our understanding of medicine, health,

nutrition, and the environment.

3. Biotechnology, the application of biological materials such as cells and

macromolecules to technically useful operations, will also advance from
biochemical studies.

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 Importance of biochemistry in PHARMACY

• Drug Constitution: Biochemistry gives an idea of the constitution of the drug, its
chances of degradation with varying temperature etc. How modification in the medicinal
chemistry helps improve efficiency, minimize side effects etc.
• The half life and Drug storage: This is a test done on biochemical drugs to know how
long a drug is stable when kept at so and so temperature. For example many enzymes,
hormones are stored for dispensing. These get deteriorated over time due to
temperature or oxidation, contamination and also due to improper storage.
• Drug metabolism: It also gives an idea of how drug molecules are metabolized by
many biochemical reactions in presence of enzymes. This helps to avoid drugs which
have poor metabolism or those with excessive side effects from being prescribed or
dispensed to the patient.

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