Chemical biology
Chemical Biology
Chemical biology (pronunciation: /ˈkɛmɪkəl baɪˈɒlədʒi/) is a scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry and biology. The term chemical biology was first coined by Hermann Emil Fischer in the early 20th century.
Etymology
The term "chemical biology" is derived from the two fields it encompasses: "chemical" from the Greek word "χημεία" (khēmeía), meaning "alchemy," and "biology" from the Greek words "βίος" (bíos), meaning "life," and "-λογία" (-logía), meaning "study of."
Definition
Chemical biology involves the application of chemical techniques, tools, and methods to the study of biological systems. This field is focused on understanding biological phenomena in terms of the underlying molecules, their structures, properties, and interactions.
Related Terms
- Biochemistry: The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms.
- Molecular biology: The branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of the macromolecules essential to life.
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
- Biophysics: The science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena.
Applications
Chemical biology has scientific, historical and philosophical intersections with biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics, bioinformatics, and systems biology. It also has applications in the development of new drugs and therapeutic strategies, as well as in the design and creation of novel molecules with biological functionality.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Chemical biology
- Wikipedia's article - Chemical biology
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski