Biochemistry
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| Anything occupying space and having mass | ||
| substance that can't be broken down into another substance by simple chemical means | ||
| Two or more elements chemically bonded in a fixed ratio | ||
| Tendency of atoms to react with other atoms to fill the valence shell | ||
| A chemical bond in which two or more atoms share one or more pair of outer electrons | ||
| Two or more atoms held together by a covalent bond | ||
| Sharing of two pair of electrons | ||
| Formula representing molecule according to the type of bonds between each atom | ||
| Formula representing the ratio of atoms in a molecule | ||
| Large variety of molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen. | ||
| Large molecule consisting of many repeating units | ||
| Building block of much larger molecules | ||
| Reaction in which OH group bonds with H group to form water during the process of polymerization | ||
| Glucose, Fructose, Galactose | ||
| Organic molecule containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio | ||
| Monosaccharide used to fuel cell activities. Blood sugar. | ||
| Lactose, Maltose, Sucrose. | ||
| Dissacccharide formed by glucose + glucose | ||
| Polymer made of monosaccharides | ||
| Polysaccharide formed by plants consisting of glucose monomers. | ||
| Structural polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants. | ||
| Polysaccharide stored in the liver and muscles of animals. Consists of branched glucose monomers. | ||
| Diverse organic compound making up fats, waxes, steroids. | ||
| Monomer of lipids consisting of 3 carbon atoms bonded to OH groups. | ||
| Monomers of lipids consisting of long single bonded or double bonded carbon chains. | ||
| Molecule consising of a glycerol and three fatty acid chains. | ||
| Triglyceride molecule consisting of single bonded carbon chains resulting in maximum hydrogen bonding. | ||
| Triglyceride molecule consisting of at least one double bonded carbon lessening the number of hydrogen bonds. | ||
| Unsaturated fats that have had hydrogen atoms added to make more saturated | ||
| Polymer consisting of amino acids | ||
| Protein responsible for facilitating chemical reactions | ||
| molecule consisting fo amine group and carboxyl group | ||
| Bond connecting amino acids. Formed by bond between carboxyl group and amine group. | ||
| Linear chain of amino acids. | ||
| Amino acid chain that folds and coils upon itself. | ||
| The 3-D shape formed by folding polypeptide chain. | ||
| Two or more tertiary polypeptide structures functioning as one. | ||
| Monomer of nucleic acid consisting of sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base | ||
| Organic molecule carrying genetic information | ||
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