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A biological system is a complex network of biochemical and molecular interactions that govern and regulate the changes occurring within living cells. It is the foundation for understanding all biological processes. This book is called the textbook of Nutritional Biochemistry as it approaches nutrition, not just as a subject that discusses nutritional requirements per se but also the function of nutrients at the cellular and molecular level. The understanding of the interdisciplinary subject “nutritional biochemistry” would be incomplete without a short preview on the cellular basis of life and the molecular basis of some relevant cellular processes.
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Malik, D., Narayanasamy, N., Pratyusha, V.A., Thakur, J., Sinha, N. (2023). Introduction to Basic Biochemistry. In: Textbook of Nutritional Biochemistry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4150-4_1
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