Synopsis Biochemistry is the branch of science which deals with the chemical processes that goes on in living matters, ranging from viruses and bacteria to plants and animals. It encompasses wide areas of cell biology and molecular biology. As biochemistry deals with carbon compounds and the reactions they undergo in living organism, organic chemistry is found to be basic to biochemistry. The present book provides an up to date account of biochemistry. Students and teachers from different branches of science would find this work highly informative and useful.