Elements such as iron, copper, cobalt, manganese, iodine, selenium, etc., are required by plants and animals in very small quantities and are termed trace elements. The importance of the inorganic salts will be understood from the fact that salt starvation causes death much earlier than food starvation. Although the salts give no energy yet they are essential for our life. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Formation of Nucleoproteins 2. Types of Nucleoprotein 3. Synthesis. Formation of Nucleoproteins: Nucleoproteins contain phosphoric acid and also other prosthetic group. Hence, they should be placed in a special class. Nucleoproteins are formed by the union of nucleic acid with basic protein. The nucleic acids, viz., deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid [...]
In the analysis of energy transformation and biosynthetic processes in organisms, great advances have been made during the last three decades. The fundamental energy-liberating reactions which are essential for maintaining the diverse and sometimes complex cellular mechanisms are relatively simple. These reactions are examples of electron or hydrogen transport. To trigger biochemical reactions, energy-yielding reactions to energy-consuming steps might be [...]