Basics of Biochemistry
Basics of Biochemistry

Basics of Biochemistry


Welcome to my personal summary about biochemistry. This page hosts a large summary for the course “Basics of Biochemistry” (I0D33A) thought at the Catholic University Leuven (in the academic year 2024-2025). The intent of this summary is to give a broader and more advanced view on the topics discussed during the course, while also providing a personal repository from where I can retrieve information in the future. One advantage to this approach, is that this page can potentially serve as a repository for others looking for information regarding biochemistry or serve as a general summary.
 
In this summary, there is a high emphasis on understanding certain concepts, mathematical derivations and should serves as a common guide into biochemistry, taking inspiration from multiple books, fields and sources. Before diving in, here are some clarifications on how the summary is structured. The summary follows the book “General, Organic, and Biochemistry” (2nd Edition) by Blei I. and Odian G.
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In some cases, headings will be annotated with ❌, indicating these sections are unnecessary material for the original course and were added for future expansion of the syllabus.
 

Per chapter sources are available at the end of each chapter.
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Table Of Content

Appendix - Periodic Table
Appendix - Periodic Table
Chapter 1 - The Language Of Chemistry
Chapter 1 - The Language Of Chemistry
Chapter 2 - Atomic Structure
Chapter 2 - Atomic Structure
Chapter 3 - Molecules & Chemical Bonds
Chapter 3 - Molecules & Chemical Bonds