Table of Contents
Essentials of Biochemistry
Agenda
Definition of Biochemistry
Special Considerations
Biomolecules - Elements
Biomolecules - Macromolecules
Water
Water
Cell Structure
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Cell Wall
Mitochondria
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic Reticulum Rough and Smooth
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Lysosomes
Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
Microtubules
pH and Buffers
Water is Weakly Ionizable
Equilibrium Constants Mathematically Represent Degree of Dissociation
pKa’ Values are Used to Describe Ionization of Acids
Graphical Determination of pKa’
Buffers
The Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation is Used to Determine the pH of Buffered Solutions
When pH = pKa’, There is Equal Amounts of A– and HA
pH Problems
Choosing a Buffer
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Author: Thomas Wiese
Email: twiese@fhsu.edu
Home Page: http://www.fhsu.edu/chemistry/twiese/home.htm
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