Name : Nabila TriAnbarrani
Student ID : 1701125020
Class : 2C
This assignment was submitted as a prerequisite for biochemistry courses in the second semester.
"History of Development, Purpose and Benefits of Biochemistry as a
Discipline of Science"
Biochemistry is a science formed by combining biology with chemistry. Why were the
two sciences eventually brought together, even though both of them have different perspectives
and scientific studies? Let's take a look at each - each understanding.
Biological Sciences:Derived from two words, bios and logos, each of which means life and
science. Biology is the study of life, and living organisms. Which includes the structure,
function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.
Chemistry :Chemistry is a branch of the physical sciences that studies the composition, structure,
properties and changes of matter. This science is often said to be the center of science because
every scientific discipline is always related to chemistry.
These two sciences are united through a point of view that judges a living thing based on
the reaction that occurs in the living thing's body itself. The process or chemical reaction that
occurs in the body of every living thing is what we usually call metabolism. Metabolism is what
then becomes the main focus or subject matter of biochemistry.
A. HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT
Origin of the discovery of biochemistry:
1. The term biochemistry was first put forward by a chemist from Germany named Karl
Neuberg in 1903. However, a century and a half earlier someone had conducted
experiments on this.
2. Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a chemist from Sweden. It was he who conducted research on
the chemical composition of plant and animal tissues. What he did in his research was
to isolate oxalic acid, lactic acid, citric acid and some esters and casein from nature.
3. Friedrich Wohler, a scientist who pioneered biochemistry into a field of study. Before
that happened, many people thought that the constituent substances contained in the
bodies of living things were different from those found in inanimate objects.
However, in 1828 Wohler broke this statement through his research which occurred
due to an element of accident. He proved that urea (a substance found in urine) can be
made in a laboratory, which means it comes from inanimate matter. By heating alkali
cyanate and ammonium salt, he thought that he would get ammonium cyanate salt,
but what he got was urea. Although it has been based on proven experiments, still
there are people - people who hold on to the previous understanding that compounds
Student ID : 1701125020
Class : 2C
This assignment was submitted as a prerequisite for biochemistry courses in the second semester.
"History of Development, Purpose and Benefits of Biochemistry as a
Discipline of Science"
Biochemistry is a science formed by combining biology with chemistry. Why were the
two sciences eventually brought together, even though both of them have different perspectives
and scientific studies? Let's take a look at each - each understanding.
Biological Sciences:Derived from two words, bios and logos, each of which means life and
science. Biology is the study of life, and living organisms. Which includes the structure,
function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.
Chemistry :Chemistry is a branch of the physical sciences that studies the composition, structure,
properties and changes of matter. This science is often said to be the center of science because
every scientific discipline is always related to chemistry.
These two sciences are united through a point of view that judges a living thing based on
the reaction that occurs in the living thing's body itself. The process or chemical reaction that
occurs in the body of every living thing is what we usually call metabolism. Metabolism is what
then becomes the main focus or subject matter of biochemistry.
A. HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT
Origin of the discovery of biochemistry:
1. The term biochemistry was first put forward by a chemist from Germany named Karl
Neuberg in 1903. However, a century and a half earlier someone had conducted
experiments on this.
2. Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a chemist from Sweden. It was he who conducted research on
the chemical composition of plant and animal tissues. What he did in his research was
to isolate oxalic acid, lactic acid, citric acid and some esters and casein from nature.
3. Friedrich Wohler, a scientist who pioneered biochemistry into a field of study. Before
that happened, many people thought that the constituent substances contained in the
bodies of living things were different from those found in inanimate objects.
However, in 1828 Wohler broke this statement through his research which occurred
due to an element of accident. He proved that urea (a substance found in urine) can be
made in a laboratory, which means it comes from inanimate matter. By heating alkali
cyanate and ammonium salt, he thought that he would get ammonium cyanate salt,
but what he got was urea. Although it has been based on proven experiments, still
there are people - people who hold on to the previous understanding that compounds
