Introduction to Biochemistry 

I made a playlist for the Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Videos ru-vid.com/group/PLDogIF9_kC22vhWjy1k-qUIWYYxEsjHWf

Biology -You are just made of only cells Biochem- You are just made of molecules Chemistry-You are just made of atoms Physics-You are just made of strings of energy

Who just watch this on their own and wasn’t presented it by a teacher

I just want to drop by and say something that might help and motivate others...I am extremely grateful for Professor Dave for these videos about Biochem and the fact that he explained it in ways that a non-book guy like me can understand. Science has always been my worst subject follow by math. I avoided science courses for the past 14 years because I'm always afraid of it, and beginning of this year I had to take this monster of science course for my undergrad. Due to my life situations, I don't have the time to go through the prerequisites for college level Biology, Intro to Chemistry 1 & 2, and Organic Chemistry 1 & 2. So I applied to this university that lets me bypass those courses in order for me to take Biochem, which came with a big cost of course. Anyway, because of Professor Dave, I passed this course with a B WITHOUT any knowledge of Calculus, Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, and to make it worst, I never even opened the Biochem textbook from my school because I'm not a book guy. It depends on your professor to make Biochem heavy on math or not but mine was heavy on the calculus and Organic Chemistry part. I highly suggest you to take the prerequisites though, because the struggle I had to pull through and the amount of work I had to put in were indescribable. Watch and rewatch his videos and take notes!

Thank you chemistry Jesus

I successfully failed this class so I’m hoping this’ll help for when I’m retaking the exam 2 months from now, thanks a lot 🙏

thank you biochem jesus

Yes!!!! I just started a BioChem course at UNC Chapel Hill! 👍🏽 so excited to see you're working on this playlist! Your organic chemistry videos saved my grade! 🤗

This guy, this guy knows what's up. You're speaking my language. I got through four semesters of undergrad chemistry/orgo courses just for this beaut!

I like how about halfway through the video you get to all the other information necessary in general and organic chemistry that people should know before attempting biochemistry. It really shows the amount of knowledge the general public doesnt have access to unless they take on student loans or spend time educating theirselves through expansive practice. I came here from watching you describe abiogenesis and biochemietry.

Professor Dave is seriously the best!! I've understood a lot of Chemistry topics that I've struggled with in the past by watching his videos, and this Introductory video hypes me up for my incoming Biochem course this sem! Thanks a lot Prof. Dave!

Thank you so much for making these. Chemistry is the class I've most avoided in my life, while majoring in Biology and Kines. I'm finally going back to school to finish up, and braving that Chemistry run. This playlist is bolstering my confidence.

You are a life saver. Quality videos. Subbed and spreading the word brother.

Thank you for breaking down what the hell I was learning from highschool to undergrad! I am so bummed it took this long for someone to explain the differences of the studies biology, biochem, chem, and physics and how they work together instead of counselors telling you these are required classes to graduate ... I really enjoyed the organization of your introduction and quick list of general and organic chem to know first or biochem will look like magic! Yes, that is exactly what biochem looks like to me right now because I did not care to take my gen / org chem seriously... like I remember small bits of redox reactions, reading the elements placements on periodic table, and organic chem structure rules but not in depth concepts to make thorough biochem connections. I just wanted to pass the class.... I did not realize they are all essential to understand biochem later on which is essential to my nutrition/medicine studies. Thank you, your video is great! The direction, guidance you give is essential so I will be starting with your general chem classes.

So happy that your making a biochemistry series! Im starting biochemistry next week

When you take biology because you didn’t want to do chemistry but you have to learn biochemistry for half the year.

Professor Dave Explains is something so unique and special that I can only admire Mr. Dave Farina for dedicating so much of his time and passion to this channel. He is truly creating much needed original content complete with high/quality academic standards. I'm sure Mr. Dave knows that many people are watching these videos almost exclusively to pass exams and many are not purely interested in the subject matter. Unfortunately a large chunk of society has turned its back on the pursuit of knowledge, Mr. Dave's videos should be in the millions of views not in the thousands. I personally am enjoying these videos and have started to study in a more systematic manner. As always, a good teacher makes the subject all the more interesting and engaging. Thank you Sir!

Thank you professor Dave don't stop doing the great work.You're helping many people and i'm grateful for that.

Watching this at 1:32 am the night before a big test. Thanks, Professor Dave.

Yessss You helped me get through organic chemistry and I'm excited for biochemistry 💖💖

I wish I had all this when I was in undergrad 20 years ago. Professor Dave...thank you for this information and much needed refresher course.

Moving on up! I’ve been watching your videos since general chemistry 1 through organic 2. Time to kick butt in biochem 🤘🏻

I'm excited about this new playlist.

Yesss! I'm so glad you started a playlist on my favorite field of life sciences. Love to see it! Please do keep it up, Professor Dave!

Man the intro slaps hard cuz i used to watch your video before tests in school and now I'm back here cuz I'm going to med school next month and I dont know bubblegum about chemistry.

I had to pausa at 2:40 to say B R O, your channel is exactly what I'm looking for! So not only is this course going exactly in the direction I want to go with learning about Biochemistry, but I might just really do pick Chemistry to be one of my end-of-highschool (European Matura) exams. Plus I guess those General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry videos will be both a fun re-freshing of my Chemistry knowledge, filling in possible holes and a nice basic introduction of the terminology in English, since mine is a mix of Bulgarian and German terminology, haha. :D Not to mention you seem to know how to make a decent video lesson. I have high expectations of you now. :D Syke!

Thank you for this. I am an aspiring PA and my prerequisites ask for biochemistry. However I am a medical illustration degree holder and do not need organic chemistry classes to apply to my chosen schools. I know the majority of schools require you take organic chemistry 1 and 2 and I am waiving over them. I will be using your videos in between classes/ semesters in order to be more comfortable in my biochemistry class. Wish me luck!

0:03 professor dave classic

Thanks professor Dave. I have got a massive biochem exam coming up and I feel much more in control! awesome work!

i’m an undergrad premed student. And i’m subscribing bc i’m an auditory learning and you explain things so well. Plus with a full schedule, bio is kicking my butt right now. Thank you so much for this

You teach so clearly and great! I'm just at the second term of Health science bachelor and my native language is not English and i really needed a source like your channel to better understand biology and chemistry! Thank you so much

Holistic healing approach with a Biochemistry knowledge will make a huge difference and make it more sense. But there are things we should focus that we cannot see as well. Science is not always the answer but its effort to know the unknown is what makes living on earth worthwhile

this is my first time watching your vid but I'm subscribing right after the intro, idk why I like it so much x)

lol. How funny professor Dave looks a bit like Dave Grohl...

I'm about to enroll for biochemistry but .. I'm a starter, i completely changed my degree area because i want to study science, i hope i make it.

I'm infatuated with nutrition which has kept leading me to reading about things relating to biochemistry. (The krebbs cycle and so on)... It all looks like a never ending cyclical and overly complicated thing in which everything works in unison, hence homeostasis. It's complexity terrified me for so long until seeing this video!! Best teacher ever!!!

By the way, The person credited with bringing the Paleo diet to the forefront of consumers is a former research biochemist. His name is Robb Wolf. Another key person is Dr. Loren Cordain who has a Phd in health. Look it up.

I'm in 384 and going into 385 next semester. Please keep making these videos!

2:45 this is just what I need since I wanted to review chemistry atleast from the scratch before I enter biochem since I get teacher whom doesnt teach the concept about this two. thank you!!

I just found your channel and I'm so grateful for it, thank you so much. Even though this is my first video I am still really excited for it all. I just started with med college and bcs of your videos about many topics I'll feel far less nervous about things 😁💕

Oddly enough I had B's both semesters in general chemistry (A's in lab), in organic chemistry I had very high A's (97% in orgo 1 and 103% in orgo 2 with no curve) and after just finishing a semester of biochem, I felt it was the easiest class I've taken since my first semester. Others seem to disagree but I believe that physical sciences get easier the larger the scale becomes. That's probably why I struggle in math, it's scale is practically non-existant as it is entirely conceptual, just feels like numbers on a piece of paper rather than an explanation of reality to me.

Definitely helpful! Thank you! Needed the visual side to this.

The first two example molecules are Caffeine (left) and 3-hydroxyflavone (right), which is used as a fluorescent marker in some labs.

Thank you Professor Dave!

Wow :) I'm glad you choosed to make a series about biochemistry. I will refresh my Biochemistry I class skills with this, if it is fitting :) Studying Biochemistry in Germany. Great work, as always Professor Dave.

Professor Dave knows everything.

Thank you so much for your hard work. The way you communicate information makes it very easy to digest.

Thank you so much for teaching this. The quality is amazing too

Great playlist

“You are just a bunch of molecules” i feel attacked.

I am struggling with my studies in biochem because of our new mode of learning this pandemic. It is hard to study alone, seeing our profs are not teaching via any platforms but they only give us sets of activities, exams and files to answer without any knowledge on it. It is hard really. Every student don't have equal IQ's. So i am relying in this channel for now on.

I love this channel so much. You are wonderful Professor. Thank you.

You're a life saver! Thank you so much for this!!!

I'm on 9th Grade and I want to learn this in advance. I will take a Biochemtry course in college and I think learning and understanding this now will be a really great help in the future.

Thank you for offering up your email for questions. That's really kind and eases my mind 😺

sir thank you for your whole channel im a electrical engineering and i need to take all the intro to chem. o-chem, bio-chem and all math and all the physics so my torture/ passion beggins thank you for your videos sir

You explain so well, thank you

1:26 I am a first year biochemistry student, so I have no clue if this is accurate or not, but I think the reasons that certain "diets" catch on, how people go all-meat or all-plant is because the human body is so complex and to think we can prescribe a general diet that will work for all people with perfect metabolism is wrong. Most diets that trend are pseudoscience, but the idea that a specific diet (that may be drastically different from what is average) may work for you is not, in the same way that some people digest gluten and some people don't. I can't wait for the near future when we can sequence our DNA and have machine learning give us the best diet for our genetics.

VERY NICE!!! I will start biochemistry in the next semester of my dentistry study. Full of pleasent anticipation:)

Thank you for this. I'm preparing for my nursing course.

Man your timing is perfect :D Starting biochemistry next semester wuhu :D

You are my hero, thank you very much

This is really helpful!! Thank you Professor Dave

This is a he domain of large biomolecules like proteins and DNA 0:48 Anything that has to do with nutrition ,medicine or general health is rooted in biochemistry 0:58

more Biochemistry. love your videos.

Listened you on the Layman -- Looking forward to watching your videos

very good sir

Your videos are so helpful and to the point! Please make more videos on biochemistry!

Amazing professor! Omg biochemistry is so amazing when you understand the basics!!!!

You are a great man of biochemistry.

thanks man i just finished the school and i m going to be medic.and this really helped me to understand biochemistry

You are great! So nice to see new videos I'm really excited! :) I really appreciate them as I am a chemistry student starting my 4th semester... lots of love from Germany :)

Thanks Professor Dave for this comprehensive content!

Thanks Dave

Thanks for this good explanation🤓

The great grade saver. You are the messiah of biochem.

bless us with ur knowledge chemistry hesus

Thank you, prof!🙌

Thankyou for the video on the Introduction to Biochemistry.-Alexis Kironde.

starting this course, completely blind. I will use this as a vital tool. I want an A and will work for it. Check back at the end of the semester for my grade.

Thank you for everything

Professor your explanation is good and please explain this question and it is why evolution took place. For example multicellular organisms evolved from unicellular organism why it happened and let's consider it occured so as to survive and adapot even unicellular organism can also modify itself to survive then multicellular organisms does come into existence

i like this ur channel becoz i m biochemistry student

I feel so lucky I am taking Biochemistry after PDE did a video on the entire course. ty

Thank you for the videos

When I graduate, I will support channels like this who helped me in my college journey

Hahah I bought died when you said if you are just learning for health you need to learn all this from Gen chem and organic. Its so much work I start BIOCHEM in the spring.

I look looovee how you connected the science in the beginning.

good work thank you for doing this great help

Awesome, professor Dave!

I migjt watch this seven times

thank you regards

Prof. Dave!!!!!could you please upload a series on molecular evolution....it would be very useful!!!!!!!!

i want to be biochemist 😊 in Turkey ☺ it is perfect video 👏

Biochemistry for Dummies, edited by Jesus Christ

Great sir.....I like your teaching style

cant wait to take this class

Thanks ❤

Other lessons to consider first: 2:35

I landed in biochemistry by accident and graduated in it. Though I'm no longer in this field I'm still very much in love with biochemistry. I miss it