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| 200820091 | Polymer | large compound formed from combinations of many monomers | |
| 200820092 | monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | |
| 200820093 | condensation reaction | a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to produce water or another simple molecule | |
| 200820094 | dehydration reaction | A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule. | |
| 200820095 | hydrolysis | a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds | |
| 200820096 | organic chemistry | the study of carbon compounds | |
| 200820097 | monosaccharide | a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars | |
| 200820098 | carbohydrate | an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals | |
| 200820099 | disaccharide | any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | |
| 200820100 | glycosidic linkage | A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction. | |
| 200820101 | polysaccharide | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | |
| 200820102 | starch glycogen | Polysaccharides formed by cells and used by metabolism with energetic function | |
| 200820103 | polysaccharide | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | |
| 200820104 | double helix | two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA | |
| 200820105 | cellulose | a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | |
| 200820106 | chitin | complex carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of fungi; also found in the external skeletons of arthropods | |
| 200820107 | lipid | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents | |
| 200820108 | fat | lipid; made up of fatty acids and glycerol; protects body organs, insulates body, and stores energy in the body | |
| 200820109 | fatty acid | an organic acid that is contained in lipids, such as fats or oils | |
| 200820110 | triacylglycerol | Three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule | |
| 200820111 | saturated fatty acid | a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms | |
| 200820112 | unsaturated fatty acid | a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms | |
| 200820113 | steroid | a type of lipid that consists of four carbon rings to which various functional groups are attached and that usually has a physiological action | |
| 200820114 | cholesterol | A steroid that forms an essential component of animal cell membranes. | |
| 200820115 | protein | an organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells | |
| 200820116 | conformation | The specific three dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule | |
| 200820117 | Polypeptide | A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. | |
| 200820118 | amino acid | organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group | |
| 200820119 | protein | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells | |
| 200820120 | peptide bond | covalent bond formed between amino acids | |
| 200820121 | primary structure | The level of protein structure referring to the specific sequence of amino acids. | |
| 200820122 | secondary structure | The second level of protein structure; the regular local patterns of coils or folds of a polypeptide chain. | |
| 200820123 | alpha helix | A spiral shape constituting one form of the secondary structure of proteins, arising from a specific hydrogen-bonding structure. | |
| 201654284 | Amine | an organic base derived from ammonia in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups | |
| 201654285 | Thiol | Organic compounds containing sulfhydryl groups. | |
| 201654286 | ketone | An organic compound with a carbonyl group of which the carbon atom is bonded to two other carbons. | |
| 201654287 | aldehyde | An organic molecule with a carbonyl group located at the end of the carbon skeleton. | |
| 201654288 | carboxylic acid | an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups | |
| 201654289 | disulfide bridges | Strong covalent bonds formed when the sulfur of one cysteine monomer bonds to the sulfur of another cysteine monomer | |
| 201654290 | quarternary structure | overall protein structure, combining 2 or more polypeptides | |
| 201654291 | denaturation | loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor | |
| 201654292 | pyrimidine | single-ring nitrogenous base | |
| 201654293 | purine | double-ring nitrogenous base, found in DNA and RNA; either adenine or guanine | |
| 201654294 | ribose | a five-carbon sugar present in RNA | |
| 201654295 | deoxyribose | five-carbon sugar that is a component of DNA nucleotides | |
| 201654296 | polynucleotide | A polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers in a chain; nucleotides can be those of DNA or RNA. |
