Biochemistry Flashcards

8637929118	Carboxyl group		0
8637935545	Effect of carboxyl	acid, as in amino acids ("Acid group")	1
8637944346	Amine group		2
8637952416	effect of amine group	alkaline	3
8637957538	Hydroxyl group		4
8637965737	Hydroxyl group aka...	Alcohol	5
8637967886	Phosphate group		6
8637978949	Function of phosphate group	Energy transfer to drive endergonic reactions	7
8637987799	Carbohydrates composed of	C. H. and O	8
8637991935	Carbohydrates aka	Sugars	9
8637999760	Monosaccharide	A carb made of one sugar (One C ring)	10
8638003934	Disaccharide	A carb made of two sugars	11
8638008500	Glucose	Monosaccharide	12
8638011864	Fructose, sucrose	Disaccharide	13
8638014634	Polysaccharide	A carb made of a long chain of sugar	14
8638018544	Cellulose	Polysaccharide made of glucose chain, used for structure in plants	15
8639417028	Glycogen	Carbohydrates used for energy storage in plants	16
8639424958	Lipids	Large non-polar organic molecules	17
8639434039	Fats and steroids	2 classes of lipids	18
8639440232	Structure of a steroid	4 fused carbon rings	19
8639449940	4 ex: of steroids	Cholesterol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone	20
8639466012	Difference between the steroids	Functional groups	21
8639473346	Structure of fat molecule	Glycerol, 3 fatty acids, (E)	22
8639487561	Fat with single bonds in the fatty acids. Straight, and solid	Saturated	23
8639495325	Double bonds in the fatty acid cause...	Kinks in the chain	24
8639500468	Phospholipid	A fat molecule with one fatty acid replaced by a polar phosphate	25
8639515889	Shape of a phospholipid		26
8639521704	Polarity of a phospholipid	Phosphate head polar Tails non-polar	27
8639529194	Micelle	A circle of phospholipids in H2O, heads on outside	28
8639537846	Bilayer	Double layer of phospholipids, heads on outside	29
8639555794	Description of structure and behaviour of cell membrane	fluid mosaic	30
8639563601	How many different amino acids are there?	20	31
8639566533	Peptide bond	Bonds that links amino acids together	32