Biochemistry is the scientific field concerning the chemical reactions that occur within living organisms.
Development of tools for molecular analysis
More extensive methods are required to handle and analyse the growing amount of data generated by new molecular methods. This research field is closely connected with biotechnology.
Living cells are dependent on the conversion of energy that originates from digested material and light. This conversion delivers a chemical representation of this energy to the cell and it takes place inside the membrane systems of compartments inside the cell - either chloroplasts or mitochondria.
Some organisms, such as Rhodospirillum rubrum, a bacterium that has been well studied at the department for biochemistry and biophysics, has the catability of binding nitrogen from the air for use within the cell. The products of this nitrogen metabolism then becomes available to certain plants that cohabitate the soil where these bacteria thrive.
Protein biogenesis includes protein synthesis, and for membrane proteins, it also includes the process by which the proteins end up located in the membrane.
Studies of the interactions between membrane proteins and lipids has long been a focus at the department of biochemistry and biophysics. It is a challenging area of research where the study of the dynamic aspects of interactions of the lipids is paramount.
