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First-order kinetics
What is a First-Order Kinetics (First-Order Reaction)? First-order kinetics refers to a reaction wherein the overall rate... Read More
Protein Activity and Cellular Metabolism
Protein Binding Sites The ability of various molecules and ions to bind to specific sites on the protein surface forms the... Read More
Third-order kinetics
third-order kinetics (Science: pharmacology) A term describing the reaction rate of a chemical reaction in which the rate... Read More
Redox reaction
Redox Reaction Definition What are redox reactions? This is a common term in chemistry and biology. In chemistry, a redox... Read More
Dehydration reaction
What is dehydration synthesis? A dehydration reaction is a form of biochemical reaction wherein a water molecule is lost or... Read More
Second-order kinetics
second-order kinetics A term describing the reaction rate of a chemical reaction in which the rate is proportional to the... Read More
Stereospecificity
Definition noun Relate to the specific points along the chain of configurations resulting in the spatial arrangement of... Read More
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide Definition noun, car·bon di·ox·ide, /daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (biochemistry) An inorganic compound, with the... Read More
Mass-action ratio
Mass-action ratio The ratio of the product of all of the product concentrations divided by the product of all of the... Read More
Community (biology)
Community, in biology, refers to the assemblage of interacting organisms (either of the same or different species)... Read More
Krebs cycle
Krebs cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, is a fundamental metabolic pathway that... Read More
Citric Acid Cycle
Definition noun (1) A cycle of reactions catalyzed by enzymes in which pyruvate derived from nutrients and converted to... Read More
Glyceraldehyde phosphate
Definition noun A phosphate ester of the 3-carbon sugar glyceraldehyde and has chemical formula:... Read More
Activation energy
Definition noun The amount of energy (in joules) needed to convert all the molecules in one mole of a reacting substance... Read More
Hydrolysis
Definition noun (chemistry) (1) A chemical reaction in which the interaction of a compound with water results in the... Read More
Evolution of Life – Ancient Earth
Continuing from the previous tutorial investigating the origins of life on Earth.... Life began to flourish, and the... Read More