Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Biochemistry

This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic aspects of science must be considered.

Purposes of the Special Study
1. To demonstrate the fundamental chemical nature of living processes.
2. To study the structures of some of the major chemical constituents in living systems, and to relate their structures to their functions.
3. To investigate and discuss the nature of catalysis in biochemical reactions.
4. To consider the requirements of living organisms and to show that an organism can adapt to changes in the environment.
5. To discuss industrial, agricultural, and medical applications of biochemistry.

Contents
Chapter 1: Biochemistry in its biological context
Chapter 2: Enzymes
Chapter 3: Metabolism
Chapter 4: The control of metabolism
Chapter 5: Nucleic acids