Biochemistry Flashcards

4965052411	Carbohydrate	CHO, fast energy	0
4965055193	Lipids	CH and little O, energy storage	1
4965062953	Proteins	CHON, structures and metabolism	2
4965077073	Nucleic acids	CHONP, heredity	3
4965079110	Amino acids	Building blocks of proteins	4
4965087137	Fatty acids & glycerol	Building blocks of lipids	5
4965092978	Simple sugars	Building blocks of carbs	6
4965114452	Nucleotides	Building blocks of nucleic acids	7
4965120366	Monosaccharides	Glucose, fructose	8
4965125654	Disaccharides	Sucrose	9
4965135296	Polysaccharides	Starch, cellulose, glycogen	10
4965142908	Saturated fats	All single bonds, solid at room temp	11
4965148515	Unsaturated fats	Some double bonds, liquid at room temp	12
4965171539	Organic	Contains carbon	13
4965174231	Polar molecule	Unequal distribution of charge	14
4965177974	Ionic bond	Electrons are exchanged	15
4965182234	Covalent bonds	Electrons are shared	16
4965186515	Peptide bonds	Hold amino acids together	17
4965200016	Acid	Releases hydrogen ions in water	18
4965209001	Base	Releases hydroxide ions in water	19
4965221550	Enzyme	Biological catalyst	20
4965224978	Substrate	The molecule(s) an enzyme bonds too	21
4965230526	Active site	The part of enzyme that fits with substrate	22