Importance of Biochemistry

Helps in the processing of raw materials from agricultural products.

Helps in the understanding of enzymes which improve crops.

Helps in the degrading and transformation of organic matter.

Helps in the understanding of photosynthesis and other plant behaviours.

Helps in the understanding of plant genetics.

Helps researchers understand which environment is best suitable for specific plants

Helps in the conduction and creation of medical studies which help people/our society.

Helps in the diagnosis and treatment of patients

Pathology of any diseases is done through Biochemistry.

Helps us gain more insight upon what we put into our bodies, ensuring that we do not harm ourselves through what we eat.

Helps us understand the nutrient value of certain foods.

Helps us understand which dietary lifestyle is best for our body.

Utilizes the already known basic biological ideas for the development of new and more useful medicines.

Helps in the understanding of how and why drugs work.

Helps in the prediction of side-effects for a drug

Helps nurses determine how much medicine to be prescribed or given to each patient, ensuring that no patient gets too high of a dose for their body and recover in as little time as possible.

Helps in the understanding of various biochemical test done on a patient, which the nurse assists in.

A nurse that understands biochemical reactions taking place in the body, can quickly react with the ideal response to help with the better care-taking of a patient.