Nutritional Biochemistry: From the Classroom to the Research Bench

Author(s): Sami Dridi

DOI: 10.2174/9789815051575122010005

The Cell: The Basic Functional Unit of Life

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Cell is the smallest and the basic functional unit of life. Every organism,
whether prokaryotic, archaeans, or eukaryotic, is composed of a basic building block
which is the Cell. A cell consists of a cell membrane, a nucleus, and a cytoplasm where
intricate arrangements of fine fibers and organelles lie. Cells are specialized for a
specific purpose, they form tissues which in turn form organs, and several organs make
up the system, and several systems that function together form the organism. The
present chapter aims to describe the body, tissues, system, organism, and the structure
and function of the major cell organelles with a focus on eukaryotic cells.

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