Microbial & Biochemical Technologies

Metabolism and Enzymology

Metabolism is the arrangement of life-managing biochemical changes inside the cells of organism. The three principle functions for metabolism are the transformation of fuel to energy to drive cell processes, the transformation of fuel to building blocks for lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and a few starches, and the disposal of nitrogenous wastes. Enzymology is the investigation of biocatalyst, their kinetics, structure, and capacity, and their connection to each other. Enzymes are extremely productive impetuses for biochemical reaction. They accelerate reaction by lowering activation energy. Enzyme assays are used to efficiently study the activity of enzymes. Enzyme activity is a measure of amount of biocatalyst used in a chemical reaction.