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History of Biochemistry Flashcards

1
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who coined biochemistry?

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Carl Neuberg (1903)

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2
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study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms
used for medical research
language of biology

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biochemistry

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3
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what does bios mean?

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life

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4
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what does chymos mean?

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juice

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5
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a book published by Justus von Liebig in 1842

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Book of Organic Chemistry and its Application to Physiology and Pathology

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a book published in 1877 by Felix Hoppe-Seyler

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Textbook of Physiological Chemistry

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7
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isolated urea from urine

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Rouell (1773)

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8
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oxidation of food stuffs

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Laviosier (1785)

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9
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synthesis of urea

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Wohler (1828)

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10
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enzyme catalysis theory

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Berzelius (1835)

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11
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fermentation and pasteurization

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Pasteur (1860)

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12
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extracted enzymes

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Buchner (1897)

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13
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isolated ATP from muscles

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Fiske and Subbarow (1926)

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14
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creatine phosphate

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Lohmann (1932)

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15
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citric acid cycle

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Hans Krebs (1937)

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16
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DNA is a genetic material

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Avery and Macleod (1944)

17
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TCA cycle in mitochondria

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Lehninger (1950)

18
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structure of DNA

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Watson and Crick (1953)

19
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genetic code in mRNA

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Nirenberg (1961)

20
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sequenced gene in tRNA

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Holley (1963)

21
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synthesized the gene

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Khorana (1965)

22
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recombinant DNA technology

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Paul Berg (1972)

23
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polymerase chain reaction

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Kary Mullis (1985)

24
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what are the importance/application of biochemistry in the field of nursing?

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how the body functions in both normal and various disease states
metabolic processes of living and their regulation
understand the effects of drugs
patients’ medication

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