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What is the difference between biochemistry and organic chemistry?

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Question added by dana tutunji , Architect , Helou Trading Co
Date Posted: 2013/06/20
Lubna Al-Sharif
by Lubna Al-Sharif , Medical Laboratory Technician , Nablus Specailized Hospital

==There is an important overlap (organic biochemistry) to be sure, but each discipline includes topics excluded from the other.
In order to get approach and configure the quite differences between Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, the basics for each one will solve the dilemma and define its reality:- =1= Biochemistry is the science involving the application of chemistry (chemical processes) for the study of living organisms.
Organic Chemistry can be stated as the valuation of chemical reaction in living organisms containing carbon-hydrogen link or carbon-carbon or carbon bonds.
=2= Organic Chemistry is a course dealing mainly with reaction mechanisms and syntheses dealing with organic molecules.
Biochemistry is the application of these reactions to biological processes.
=3= Biochemistry study deals with different atoms and molecules involved in the living organisms and their chemical reactions.
There is a close similarity with biochemistry and molecular biology.
While Organic Chemistry subject is very important as it is the study related to living beings and the different chemical reaction effect on these beings, as well as it contains many areas in which chemicals not found in biological systems are studied, or in which important biochemicals are studies outside biological systems.
=4= Biochemistry deals with the arbitrary set of reactions involved in metabolic processes such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and other biomolecules.
Other areas of Biochemistry include the genetic code (DNA, RNA), protein synthesis, cell membrane transport, and signal transduction.
While Organic Chemistry deals with fundamental concepts that make sense after doing enough problem sets or reading through your notes.
=5= Organic Chemistry is smaller and more specific.
it deals with carbon and how it relates with oxygen nitrogen etc....
its chemistry of the molecules organisms are made of.
On other hands, Biochemistry is more of the big picture.
the chemistry of the organisms themselves, not just one of their smaller parts.
=6= Organic Chemistry is commonly a pre-requisite for Biochemistry; Organic Chemistry skills will be used to study the numerous pathways presented in Biochemistry discipline like glycolysis, urea cycle, catabolism, etc.
=7= Organic chemistry is further deep-rooted than biochemistry; The organic chemistry deals with the functional groups and similar kind of reactions.
On the contrary, in Biochemistry, one looks at effect that in point of fact will happen in living organs.
This deals with very complex molecules that have numerous functional groups and reactions which take place at these multiple functional groups.
=8= Biochemistry -field workers (Biochemists) can work in labs and fields and study different structure of an organism, and most of them are associated with scientists and engineers and conducts research.
There are many disciplines related to biochemistry like Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Chemical Biology.
=9= Organic Chemistry participate in lot of fields like doctors, dentist, chemist, veterinarians, pharmacist and even engineers.
An Organic Chemist is a person with a Masters or a Doctorate in the same discipline.
With a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry only entry level positions will be available in companies.
Most of the chemist carries out R & D in a laboratory setting.
Some of the areas of research include creation of drugs for pain relief, shampoos for silkier hair, stain proof carpets, formulating non-toxic insect repellent etc.
=10= Organic Chemistry basically deals with heat, acid, base, platinum to catalyze reactions.
The Organic chemistry is very industrial oriented, which helps to develop many common house hold items like plastics, chemicals, food, drugs, fuels and many more.
The area of application of organic chemistry is endless.Much works in Organic synthesis involves either chemical not found in natural biological systems or used diffidently.
While the work in Biochemistry is building up on Organic Chemistry.
== I hope this will answer your question as you wish.

عمر خليفة محمد حسب الله المفنخاب
by عمر خليفة محمد حسب الله المفنخاب , أستاذ كيمياء , المدارس الخاصة

Organic Chemistry looking at vehicles that enter the element carbon as an essential element in Tkoicha include research in medicine , pharmaceutical drugs ,

Fuels , dyes , industrial yarns , clothing crackers , fertilizer , Alambidatalhharih , elastomers , plastics , detergents , soap , ... etc. . They are examples of the overall activities of the industries covered in organic chemistry. The biochemistry is that branch of chemistry which looks at the material composition comprising the antibodies organisms and the interactions that take place within a living cell during breathing or output or growth or sensation or aging and contributed to the preparation of a number of chemical compounds vital Khermonat plant and animal vitamins and other enabling study their interactions and their effects inside and outside the cell and make up the shortfall in these materials for the organism.

Ahmed Abdelghany Ahmed Shaheen
by Ahmed Abdelghany Ahmed Shaheen , supervisor , nagwan elmagrisi pharmacy

biochemistry deals with the chemical rreactions and path ways within the human body like the lipid and protein synthesis and storage...etc organic chemistry is achemistry brache deals with the carbon compounents

Naveed  sajid
by Naveed sajid , Assistant Professor , Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur

Organic chemistry is study of compound contain carbon as key element, whether these compound present out side the living organisms or in side.
While Biochemistry is the study of chemical reaction taking place only in living organisms.

Afnan Said Abdallah Zuiter
by Afnan Said Abdallah Zuiter , looking for a job , none

In biochemistry you learn to del with the bio-reactions inside human cells and how to prepare reagents and buffers, while in the organic chemistry you learn about the organic compounds and their  Characteristics, and how to deal with these compounds

Dr Bashir Ahmad Dar
by Dr Bashir Ahmad Dar , senior research fellow , iiim jammu

Biochemisty is the study of chemical processes in biological systems

Organic chemisty is the study of compounds containing carbon-carbon or carbon hydrogen bonds. There is an important overlap (organic biochemistry) to be sure, but each dicipline includes topics excluded from the other.There is inorganic biochemisty in which inorganic compounds important to life are studied. And Organic chemistry contains many areas in which chemicals not found in biological systems are studied, or in which important biochemicals are studies outside biological systems. Much works in Organic synthesis involves either chemical not found in natural biological systems or used diffently.

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