BIOCHEMISTRY INTRO

A review of functional groups such as alcohols, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and ketones, which are essential for understanding biochemical compounds.

Introduction to biochemistry as the study of chemical processes in living organisms, exploring the hierarchy of life from inorganic precursors and metabolites to macromolecules and organelles.

Overview of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, discussing their structural differences, compartmentalization, and the specific roles of various organelles like the nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

Detailed explanation of carbohydrates, including monosaccharides and their classifications as aldoses or ketoses. The lecture explains how to represent these molecules using Fisher, Haworth, and chair projections.

Instruction on how to predict the structures of aldoses and ketoses by understanding chiral centers, D and L configurations, and the step-by-step process of adding carbons to simpler triose structures.