Answer to Question #163422 in General Chemistry for EUGINE HAWEZA

Question

Justify with concrete examples the importance of biochemistry in our everyday life.

Answer 1

Biochemistry is the basic need of life and plays an important role in nutrition, health and deals with body substance like enzymes, carbohydrates, amino acids, fats, proteins, hormones, DNA, RNA, pigments etc.

These include the discovery and improvement of drugs used in medicine, compounds that are used in (bio)chemical industries, such as cleaning products and detergents, and DNA recombinant technology, which can be used to make important molecules such as insulin and food additives.

In biochemistry you will recognize hormonal life stages that often cause violent eruptions and are related to emotional and behavioral problems.