8772017186 | Saturated Fats | Solid at room temperature -Contains No double bonds -Can be stacked -ie) butter and fat | 0 | |
8772022091 | Unsaturated Fats | Liquid at room temperature -usually bent (double bond) -CANNOT be stacked -ie) oils and fish | 1 | |
8772026881 | Functions of Lipids | -Insulated internal organs -Builds cell membranes -makes LONG TERM energy compared to carbohydrates -Important to hormone production | 2 | |
8772030589 | Function of Cholesterol | -Insulates the cell within the cell membrane -Makes hormones | ![]() | 3 |
8772034472 | Ester Bond | Bond between glycerol and fatty acids in a triglyceride | 4 | |
8772038709 | Polyunsaturated | More than 1 C-C double bond | ![]() | 5 |
8772042227 | Monounsaturated | One C-C double bond | ![]() | 6 |
8772044394 | Proteins components | Made up of Carbon, hydrogen,oxygen , Nitrogen (CHON) | 7 | |
8772051146 | Membrane Proteins | M | 8 | |
8772051803 | Important to make hormones | I | 9 | |
8772051805 | Source of energy | S | 10 | |
8772059225 | Structure building muscles | S | 11 | |
8772061714 | Enzymes to speed up biochemical reactions | E | 12 | |
8772062322 | Defence to fight infections | D | 13 | |
8772062323 | Amino Acids | Monomers of protein (building block of protein) | 14 | |
8772063179 | Enzymes | Speed up the chemical breakdown process -can be used over and over again -Are catalysts, as they are not affected by the reaction itself | 15 | |
8772067155 | Lock and Key Model | -Enzyme and substrate must be an EXACT match for reactions to proceed -The enzyme holds the substrate in place for the H2O to break down | ![]() | 16 |
8772073113 | Induced Fit Model | The enzyme changes according to the shape of the substrate | ![]() | 17 |
8772078608 | Secondary Structures | Alpha helixes, Beta pleated sheets | 18 | |
8772079495 | Tertiary Structure | Alpha helices and beta pleated sheets are folded and held together by bonds to give it a 3D shape | 19 | |
8772086453 | Quaternary Structure | More than one polypeptide chain held together by bonds | 20 |
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