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==Signal transduction==
==Signal transduction==
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===Hormone===
===''Inter''cellular primary messenger===
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===Neurotransmitter===
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===Second messenger system===
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Second messengers may be in response to a [[hormone]] or [[neurotransmitter]].
Examples of second messenger systems include the adenyl cyclase-[[cyclic AMP]] system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the [[cyclic GMP]] system
Examples of second messenger systems include the adenyl cyclase-[[cyclic AMP]] system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the [[cyclic GMP]] system
==Nobel laureates contributing to Biochemistry==
==Nobel laureates contributing to Biochemistry==
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/ Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger]
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1980/ Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger]

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Biochemistry is the study of the chemicals and chemical processes in living organisms. It deals with the structure and function of cellular components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biological compounds.

Macromolecules

For more information, see: Macromolecules.

Nucleic acid

Protein

For more information, see: Protein.

Carbohydrate

Lipid

For more information, see: Lipid.


Metabolism

For more information, see: Metabolism.

Glycolysis

For more information, see: Glycolysis.

Krebs cycle

For more information, see: Citric acid cycle.

Signal transduction

For more information, see: Signal transduction.

Intercellular primary messenger

Hormone

For more information, see: Hormone.

Neurotransmitter

For more information, see: Neurotransmitter.

Cell surface receptor

For more information, see: Cell surface receptor.

Ion channel

For more information, see: Ion channel.

Second messenger system

For more information, see: Second messenger system.

Examples of second messenger systems include the adenyl cyclase-cyclic AMP system, the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate-inositol triphosphate system, and the cyclic GMP system

Nobel laureates contributing to Biochemistry

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