Biochemistry Web Links
General
 The
NCBI Home Page: Sequence and structure databases, more...
PubMed:
Journal search engine
Biochemist
Online
Lab
Velocity: Products, tools, protocols, news, etc...
MIT
Biology Hypertextbook: Smorgasboard of biology and biochemistry
Pedro's
Molecular Biology Resources
Structure Databases
RCSB: The home site for all PDB files
The NCBI Structure Section
Gene and Protein Sequences
NCBI BLAST: Protein and nucleic acid sequence database and comparison
Molecular Visualization
MDLI: the makers of Chime (with support)
The Protein Explorer, Chime and Rasmol Home Page: Molecular visualization freeware.
WebLab Viewer: Molecular simulation software.
FoldIt: A freeware molecular modeling program for the Mac.
Cn3D: A helper application to view 3D structures from the Entrez retrieval service.
Swiss PDB viewer
Online Journals
Scientific American
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Nature Magazine
Science Online: The weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Government Resources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Laboratory Protocols
Protocols Online
Pedro's Molecular Biology Resources
Boyer Text Chapter Links
Chapter 1
General, Organic and Biochemistry
BioChemLinks for Biochemistry
Cells and Cell Structure
The Tree of Life
Chapter 2
Recombinant DNA Debate
A Visit With Dr. Francis Crick
Medical Researcher-Immunologist - Dr. James Watson
DNA from the Beginning
Signalling
pathways
Chapter 3
Water
Ionization
Chemical Properties of Water
pH Regulation During Exercise
Nutrients and Solubility
Dialysis in the Kidneys
Chapter 4
Amino Acids in 3D
Amino Acid Properties
Amino Acid Quizz
A Virtual Protein Purification Lab
Protein Sequencing
Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Amino Acid ID Quiz (Chime)
Iron Use and Storage in the Body
Muscle Actin
Chapter 5
An Online Course on Protein Structure
Studying Protein Structures with Chime-Some Examples
Alpha Helices and Beta Pleated Sheets
X-ray Crystallography
An Exploration of Hemoglobin
Protein Structure Classes
Protein Structure Quiz
Hemoglobin and the Heme Group
Chapter 6
Energy, Enzymes, and Catalysis Problem Set
Kinetics and Enzyme Inhibition
Exploring the Enzyme Lysozyme
Chapter 7
Enzymes Cofactors
Coenzymes
Chapter 8
Carbohydrates in 3D
Glycoproteins
Chapter 9
Lipid Structures in 3D
Bilayer Membranes
Lipid Bilayers in 3D
Phospholipids in Cell Membranes
Protein Ion Channel
Membrane transport
Membrane
Mimic Test for E. Coli
Chapter 10
Nucleotides in 3D
Survey of Nucleotides
Left Handed DNA
DNA & RNA Structure
Hoof and Mouth Disease Virus
Journey into DNA
Chapter 11
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
The Genome Hub
Saccharomyces Genome Database
Genome Research at the Whitehead Center
The Human Genome - What Next
Anti-Cancer Mushrooms
Genetics Education Center
Cracking the Code of Life
Sequence for Yourself
DNA Repair Genes
Chapter 12
tRNA Tour
Ribosome Imaging
Chapter 13
Recombinant DNA Debate
Recombinant DNA Technology Problem Set
A Graphics Gallery of Biotechnology
Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer Regulations
Drugs from Tobacco
Transgenic Crops
Chapter 14
Metabolic
Pathways of Biochemistry
Center
for Inherited Disorders of Energy Metabolism (CIDEM)
Inborn
Errors in Metabolism
Chapter 15
Structure of Glycolysis Intermediates Glycolysis
Glycolysis
Introduction to Glycolysis
Do It Yourself Glycolysis
Step by Step Glycolysis
Glycogen Biosynthesis & Galactose Pathway
Chapter 16
The Citric Acid Cycle Graphically
The Citric Acid Cycle
Phosphogluconate Pathway
Step by Step Krebs cycle
Oxidative Decarboxylation of Pyruvate
G6PD Deficiency
Chapter 17
Vision and Light-Induced Molecular Changes
Energy for the Body - Oxidative Phosphorylation
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Citric
Acid Cycle Intermediates–Chime Structures
Biological Oxidations
Oxidations and Electron Transport
Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation
Photosynthetic electron transport
Photosynthesis - The Dark Reactions
Photosynthetic Molecules in 3D
Chapter 18
Activation & Transport of Fatty Acids
Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids (even chain)
Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Fatty Acids Tutorial
Chapter 19
Urea Cycle
Amino Acid Metabolism
Amino Acid Functionality
Nucleotide Metabolism
Nucleotide Metabolism in Muscle
Chapter 20
Animations for Concepts in Biochemistry
A Virtual Classrooom for Concepts in Biochemistry
Cutting Edge Links
AIDS Therapies
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Guide for development
of AIDS therapies
US
Food and Drug Administration (USDA) - Approved drugs for HIV/AIDS
Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - World AIDS epidemic statistics
and solutions
Alcohol Abuse
The
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Annals
of Internal Medicine - studies on Asian American ALDH alleles
UK
informational site
Other
links to alcohol related sites
Metabolism
of alcohol
Naltrexone
- the anti-pleasure medicine
Disulfuram
- mechanism of toxicity
Anthrax
Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) - Anthrax symptoms, treatment, and use as a weapon
of biological warfare
Nature
Magazine - Latest developments in anthrax toxin research
University
of Wisconsin - Microbiology of Bacillius anthracis
Catalytic Antibodies
http://stevens.scripps.edu/fabzymes.html
http://www.whfreeman.com/immunology/CH05/catab.htm
DNA Fingerprinting
Frontline:
the Case of Ronald Cotton
Great index of DNA/forensic sites
Reliagene:
Private DNA identification laboratory
HLA
Laboratory
DNA
analysis units - The FBI
Fun
and informative site done by kids on DNA fingerprinting
Endocrine-Disrupting
Compounds
The
Why Files - endocrine disrupter pages
Tulane
University - environmental estrogens made easy
Environmental
Protection Agency - endocrine disruptor’s research initiative
Endocrine/Estrogen
Letter - links
U.S.
Geological Survey - endocrine disruptor page
Fat Blockers
Proctor
and Gamble
- Olean information
Frito-Lay
- the maker of WOW chips
FDA
NEWS: Olestra and other fat substitutes
The Diabetes Monitor - information about Olestra
Center for Science inthe Public Interest (CSPI) - the facts about Olestra
The Olestra Project - Harvard University
Bluffton University - the structure of Olestra
Xenical (Orlostat) - home page
FDA Approves Orlistat - Announcement
Homocysteine
American Heart Association - Homocysteine, folic acid, and cardiovascular disease
Nitric Oxide and Viagra
The
story of Viagra - discovery, etc.
Food
and Drug Administration - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research viagra information
Lactose Intolerance
National
Institutes of Health – Lactose intolerance overview
Lactose.net –
Listing of many sites
Planet Lactose – Good compilation of resources for lactose intolerance
Methanol as Fuel
American Methanol Institute Alternative Fuels Data Center
Biofuels USDA-ARS
Oregon Office of Energy - Biomass Technologies
Oregon Office of Energy - Digester Technology
Renewable Energy Economic and Environmental Issues
Methanol - An Alternative Fuel
Biomass Resources for Energy and Industry
Department of Microbiology (Nijmegen) Picture Gallery
Department of Microbiology (Nijmegen) Research Activities
Biomass
Biofuels
USDA-ARS
UM-BBD Graphics Index
C1 Metabolic Cycle Pathway Map
Marine methane
The Astrobiology Web Your Online Guide to the Living Universe
Link to Alternative Fuels Data Center
The Official Site of the National Biodiesel Board
EPA’s Fact Sheet on Methanol
Molecular Recognition
The K. A. Johnson Lab - Nucleoside analogs and the mitochondrial DNA polymerase
UNAIDS - report on the current AIDS epidemic (PDF)
University of Minnesota Cancer Center - New anti-cancer immunotoxin trial
Alternative nature - pokeweed, the source of the toxin pokeweed antiviral protein
Ricin - the PDB molecular structure file
Access Excellence - monoclonal antibody production
Hot Careers
Jobscience.com - biochemistry jobs
Prions
The Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page - Articles on Mad Cow disease, as well as other prion diseases
Scientific American - Stopping prions from going mad
PBS NOVA - Do prions exist?
Ribozymes
Biochemistry lectures on Ribozymes - Q+A descriptions and molecular structures ribozymes
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center - Ribozymes, gene therapy, HIV, cancer, catalytic RNA
Ribozymes to the rescue - New UF gene therapy shows promise for treatment of inherited blindness
Jack W. Szostak Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School - Current lab research directions
Shotgun Sequencing
Human Genome Project Information Site - Administered by the the U.S. Department of Energy
The National Human Genome Reseach Institute - Information on ethics and human genetics
Genome Center at the University of Washington - Review of concepts in genetics, and shotgun sequencing
Telomeres
Telomere and Telomerase Research Information
Biochemistry (Moscow) - Special Issue: Telomere, Telomerase, Cancer, and Aging
Telomerase, Cellular Senescence and Cancer - Q+A and definitions to science terminology
Telomerase and telomere dynamics in cancer - Links and current applications for telomerase research
Life Extension Foundation - Telomerase: The 'Immortalizing' Enzyme: Update on Geron Corporation
Human Cloning Organization - Don't Be Duped by the Telomere Scare
Scientific American - Turning Back the Strands of Time
Visionaries of Science
A Simple Explanation of X-ray Crystallography
The Pasteur Institute
Pasteur biography
DNA structure
James Watson
Rosalind Franklin
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