Biochemical aspects of toxicant behavior in living organisms

BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF TOXICANT BEHAVIOR IN LIVING ORGANISMS 

Principal Structural Ingredients and Biochemical Molecules The cell 

The structures of protein molecules determine the behavior of proteins in crucial areas such as the processes by which the body s immune system recognizes substances that are foreign to the body. Proteinaceous enzymes depend upon their stmetures for 

Carbohydrates have the approximate simple formula CH2O and include a diverse range of substances composed of simple sugars like glucose (Eigure 3). 

High-molecular-mass polysaccharides, such as starch and glicogen, are biopolymers of simple sugars. The major functions of carbohydrates are to store and transfer energy, a process which may be destroyed by toxic chemicals. 

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