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| 8621650111 | Active site | enzyme region where substrate molecules bind to undergo chemical reaction | 0 | |
| 8621650112 | allosteric site | enzyme region where molecule other than substrate can bind, changing the shape and activity of enzyme | 1 | |
| 8621650113 | amino acid | containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group |  | 2 |
| 8621650114 | amphipathic | A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. | 3 | |
| 8621650115 | anabolic | A process in which large molecules are built from small molecules | 4 | |
| 8621650116 | carbohydrate | compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body | 5 | |
| 8621650117 | carbon | the element that is the chemical basis for all life on earth | 6 | |
| 8621650118 | catabolic | A process in which large molecules are broken down | 7 | |
| 8621650119 | catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction | 8 | |
| 8621650120 | coenzyme | nonprotein compound that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme | 9 | |
| 8621650121 | denaturation | loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor | 10 | |
| 8621650122 | disaccharide | a sugar molecule consisting of two monosaccharides linked by a dehydration reaction | 11 | |
| 8621650123 | hydrogen bond | weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom | 12 | |
| 8621650124 | hydrophilic | attracted to water | 13 | |
| 8621650125 | hydrophobic | water fearing | 14 | |
| 8621650126 | ion | atom that has a positive or negative charge | 15 | |
| 8621650127 | lipid | a fatty substance that does not dissolve in water | 16 | |
| 8621650128 | macromolecule | A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules | 17 | |
| 8621650129 | monomer | A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | 18 | |
| 8621650130 | monosaccharide | A simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate | 19 | |
| 8621650131 | nonpolar molecule | molecule that shares electrons equally and does not have oppositely charged ends | 20 | |
| 8621650132 | nucleic acid | a long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides; DNA and RNA | 21 | |
| 8621650133 | organic molecule | carbon-based molecule | 22 | |
| 8621650134 | peptide bond | covalent bond formed between amino acids | 23 | |
| 8621650135 | polar molecule | molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges | 24 | |
| 8621650136 | polymer | A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together | 25 | |
| 8621650137 | protein | a polymer made of monomers called amino acids | 26 | |
| 8621650138 | substrate | reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction | 27 | |
| 8621650139 | water | universal solvent, non-organic, hydrogen bonds | 28 |
