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5131356016organicA compound consisting mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms0
5131358380CondensationReaction in which an enzyme builds a large molecule from smaller subunits.1
5131359903Functional groupan atom or a small molecular group bonded to a carbon of an organic compound; imparts a chemical property2
5131362748hydrolysiswater-requiring chemical reaction in which an enzyme breaks a molecule into smaller subunits3
5131364549metabolismall of the enzyme-mediated chemical reactions by which cells build and break down materials.4
5131366405monomersmolecules that are subunits of polymers5
5131367421polymerMolecule that contains many monomers6
5131369046carbohydrateMolecule that consists primarily of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio.7
5131371671cellulosetough, insoluble polysaccharide that is the major structural material in plants.8
5131375502disaccharidepolymer of two simple sugar units9
5131376472glycogenpolysaccharide example in humans10
5131377865starchpolysaccharide example in plants11
5131384572Fatlipid that consists of glycerol with one, two, or three fatty acid tails12
5131386408fatty acidorganic compound that consists of an acidic carboxyl group "head" and a long hydrocarbon "tail."13
5131389091lipidfatty, oily, or waxy organic compound14
5131390088lipid bilayerdouble layer of lipids arranged tail to tail; cell membranes15
5131392567phospholipidA lipid with a phosphate hydrophilic head and two non polar fatty acid tails.16
5131395968Saturated fatty acidfatty acid with only single bonds linking the carbons17
5131397662steroidtype of lipid with four carbon rings and no fatty acid tails18
5131398555triglyceridea fat with three fatty acid tails19
5131399913unsaturated fatty acidfatty acid with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds in its tail20
5131401851waxwater-repelling mixture of lipids with long fatty acid tails bonded to long-chain alcohols.21
5131404088Amino acidsmall organic compound that is a subunit of proteins22
5131405532peptideShort chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.23
5131406587Peptide bonda bond between two amino acids24
5131407851polypeptidelong change of amino acids25
5131409248proteinOrganic molecule consisting of one or more polypeptides.26
5131412209ATPNucleotide that is an energy carrier; adenosine triphosphate27
5131415505Nucleic acidPolymer of nucleotides (DNA or RNA)28
5131417696DenatureTo unravel the shape of a protein.29
5131418812PrionInfectious protein; causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans30

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