{"id":8022,"date":"2026-10-22T07:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:21:57","slug":"chapter-1-fundamentals-of-biochemistry-and-energy-metabolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/chapter-1-fundamentals-of-biochemistry-and-energy-metabolism\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Energy Metabolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Radha Sharma<br \/>\n<strong>Volume: <\/strong>01<br \/>\n<strong>First Online: <\/strong>2026<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong>1-44<br \/>\n<strong>DOI: <\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.63785\/978-81-685195-3-4\/01<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Abstract<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:8%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>This chapter introduces biochemistry as the science that explains the molecular basis of life and the chemical processes occurring within living organisms. It highlights the scope and applications of biochemistry in medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agriculture, and environmental science. The chapter discusses the chemical composition of living cells, including water, minerals, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, and explains their biological importance. It further describes the classification and functions of carbohydrates, followed by the major pathways of energy metabolism, including glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, and the electron transport chain. The structure, synthesis, and biological role of ATP as the universal energy currency are also explained. Overall, the chapter provides a strong foundation for understanding cellular metabolism, energy production, and biochemical processes essential for<br \/>\nlife.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-function-and-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8022"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8024,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions\/8024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}