بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمبسم الله الرحمن الرحيمUMM AL-QURQ UNIVERSITYUMM AL-QURQ UNIVERSITY

Faculty of MedicineFaculty of MedicineDep. Of BIOCHEMISTRYDep. Of BIOCHEMISTRY

What is Biochemistry?:What is Biochemistry?:

• The study of life at the molecular level .• Biochemistry is a Research Discipline

Applicable to the Real World. Biochemistry: From Atoms to

Molecules to Cells :• Biochemical studies lead to a more

fundamental understanding of life & impacts the treatment of disease & solves environmental problems.

Medicine/Clinical/NutritionMedicine/Clinical/Nutrition::

• diagnose and monitor disease.

• design drugs (new antibiotics, chemotherapy agents).

• Protein and metabolic diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, endocrine diseases, etc…).

AgricultureAgriculture::

• new herbicides and pesticides.

• transgenic crops.

Industry (Biotechnology, Genomics, Industry (Biotechnology, Genomics, Proteomics, Pharmaceutical)Proteomics, Pharmaceutical)::

• Synthesis of new drugs.

• Detoxification.

• Other industrial processes.

Three Areas of StudyThree Areas of Study::

Conformational:• structure and 3D arrangements of biomolecules.

Metabolism:• energy production and utilization.

Informational:• language for communication inside and between

cells.

DNA RNA Protein Cellular Processes.

1. Mouth pipetting should be prohibited.2. Eating, Drinking, Smoking and applying

cosmetics should not be permitted in the laboratory work area.

3. The laboratory should be kept neat, clean and free of materials not pertinent to the work.

4. Work surface should be decontaminated at least once a day, and after any spill of potentially dangerous material.

5. Cleaning the glassware after use.

Code of practice:

Incompatible Chemicals:

Many chemicals commonly found in the laboratory undergo dangerous reactions if allowed to come into contact during storage or else where.

Other chemicals are known to have reported acute and chronic effects.

HAZZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF LABORATORY HAZZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF LABORATORY CHEMICALSCHEMICALS::

CHECKOUT PROCEDURE:CHECKOUT PROCEDURE:1. Clean your portion of the desktop, scrubbing

it with soap and rinsing it if necessary.2. Clean through your desk and the sink at the end.

3. Clean and dry all apparatus.

4. . Leave no marks or labels on glassware other than unavoidable scratches and etches.

5. Oil the screws on the lamp and iron ring.

6. Empty the desk completely and line the drawer with a paper towel.

7. Arrange the apparatus.

ABDULLATIF TAHA ABDULLAABDULLATIF TAHA ABDULLAMSc. BIOCHEMISTRYMSc. BIOCHEMISTRY