The discipline of Biochemistry today occupies a pivotal position in Teaching and Research of all Biological and Bio-Medical Sciences. The fields of Agriculture, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences are incomplete without a sound knowledge of Biochemistry. As our understanding of the functions of the cell increases, and as our analysis of genetics becomes more and more comprehensive, so the range of applications of Biochemistry and the range of employment opportunities for Biochemists rapidly increase. Recent advances in Biotechnology and its Industrial applications have been possible only due to a thorough understanding of the underlying principles of Biochemistry. The techniques you will be learning in your Biochemistry degree- for example, mass spectrometry, electrophoresis, chromatography - have revolutionised studies in medicine and pharmaceuticals and they now underpin much research throughout the biological sciences. This book can help the Biochemical, Nutritional and Pharmaceutical industries in providing the requisite expertise in the areas of analyses, absorpion and studies of biological effects of various biochemicals useful to the humans. In view of the advances made by Biochemistry in clinical diagnostics, this book will also be a very good scope of self-employment. William Goldie is a Professor of Biophysical Chemistry in the Chemistry Department at a reputed University, Austria. After obtaining a first class honours degree in physics, he gained a diploma for Advanced Studies in Science (with Distinction) on the calculation of dispersion forces and optical properties of helical polynucleotides and a PhD in Biophysics on the thermodynamics of assembly and stability of collagen.