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Biochemistry Foundations: Structure, Water, pH, Thermodynamics, and Nucleic Acids

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What is Biochemistry?

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    What Is Biochemistry
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    Introduction to Biochemistry Channel
    1:25

Characteristics of Life

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    Characteristics of Life
    03:16
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    Biological Organization
    02:52
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    Characteristics of Viruses
    03:08

Cell Organelles

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    Cytoskeleton
    02:39
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    Ribosomes
    03:02
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    Eukaryotic Endomembrane System
    04:04

Functional Groups

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    Functional Groups in Biomolecules
    03:24
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    Essential Elements of Life
    02:57
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    Functional Groups & Linkages
    06:08

Chemical Bonds

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    Chemical Bonds Introduction
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    Ionic & Covalent Bonds
    04:30
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    Intermolecular Forces
    03:30

Properties of Water

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    Unique Properties of Water
    05:05
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    Water vs. Methane
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    Water Solubility
    04:52

Hydrophobic Effect

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    Protein Folding & Membrane Formation
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    Explanation of the Hydrophobic Effect
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    Intro to the Hydrophobic Effect
    02:33

Acids and Bases

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    Br∅nsted-Lowry Acids & Bases
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Autoionization of Water

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    Proton Hopping
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    Ion Constant of Water (Kw)
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    Water Autoionization
    04:26

pH

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    pH Scale
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    Calculating pH
    03:28

Acid Dissociation Constant

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    Acid Dissociation Constant (Ka)
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    Acid Dissociation Constant (Ka)
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    Acid Dissociation Constant (Ka)
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Henderson Hasselbalch Equation

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    Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
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    The Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
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Determining Predominate Species

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    Determining Predominate Species
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    Determining Predominate Species
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Titration

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    Titration of Monoprotic Weak Acids
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    Titration of Polyprotic Weak Acids
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    Titration
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Buffer Solution

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    Effective Buffer Ranges
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    Buffers
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    Biological Buffers
    03:39

Entropy

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    Understanding Entropy
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    Entropy & Gibbs Free Energy Equation
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    Entropy, Thermodynamics & System vs. Surroundings
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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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    2nd Law of Thermodynamics
    02:23
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    Exergonic vs. Endergonic Processes
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Equilibrium Constant

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    Equilibrium Constant
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    Biochemical Reaction Features
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    Equilibrium
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Gibbs Free Energy

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    Gibbs Free Energy (Standard Conditions)
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    Gibbs Free Energy Equation
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    Gibbs Free Energy (Physiological Conditions)
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Nucleic Acids

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    Nucleic Acids
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    The Nucleotide
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    Nitrogeneous Bases & Base-Pairing
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Proteins

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    Enzymes
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    Proteins
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    Protein Structure & Terms
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Carbohydrates

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    Monosaccharides
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    Polysaccharides
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    Carbohydrates
    02:37

Lipids

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    Lipids
    02:40
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    Phospholipids
    02:00
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    Cell Membranes
    02:30