Biochemistry Flashcards
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| 4787248565 | amino acid | Monomer of Proteins |  | 0 |
| 4787250851 | amphipathic | A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. | 1 | |
| 4787251689 | carbohydrate | A type of organic compound that is composed of monosaccharides. Examples include starch and simple sugars. |  | 2 |
| 4787258076 | carbon | The core element of organic compounds. This element can make 4 stable valence bonds. | 3 | |
| 4787263888 | denaturation | In proteins, a process in which a protein unravels and loses its native conformation, thereby becoming biologically inactive. In DNA, the separation of the two strands of the double helix. | 4 | |
| 4787266659 | disaccharide | A molecule composed of two monosaccharides. Common disaccharides include maltose, sucrose, and lactose. |  | 5 |
| 4787267524 | ester bond | The bond formed when fatty acid molecules are joined to glycerol molecules in condensation reactions. |  | 6 |
| 4787270132 | fibrous protein | Structural protein that is fibrous |  | 7 |
| 4787274013 | globular protein | Proteins that are glubular |  | 8 |
| 4787276787 | glycosidic bond | The bond that holds monosaccharides together in a polysaccharide. |  | 9 |
| 4787281259 | hydrogen bond | The bond that stems from water's polarity |  | 10 |
| 4787282708 | ion | an atom with a charge |  | 11 |
| 4787283568 | lipid | nonpolar biological molecules |  | 12 |
| 4787284641 | macromolecule | large living molecules | 13 | |
| 4787285587 | monomer | the sub-units of a polymer |  | 14 |
| 4787286742 | monosaccharide | the sub-units of a polysaccharide |  | 15 |
| 4787292672 | non-polar molecule | a molecule that do not mix with water | 16 | |
| 4787294705 | nucleic acid | a type of organic polymer that includes DNA and RNA |  | 17 |
| 4787297074 | nucleotide | the monomer of a nucleic acid |  | 18 |
| 4787299875 | peptide bond | the bond that hold amino acids together in a protein |  | 19 |
| 4787301345 | phospholipid | A class of lipid molecules in which a phosphate group is linked to glycerol and two fatty acetyl groups; a chief component of biological membranes |  | 20 |
| 4787303001 | polar molecule | a molecule that mixes with water |  | 21 |
| 4787306684 | polymer | a molecule made of repeating subunits |  | 22 |
| 4787308373 | protein | a large molecule that is made up of sub-units called amino acids. | 23 | |
| 4787312047 | water | something that is polar. but not a bear. And the bear can drink this. |  | 24 |