biochemistry Flashcards

5978807489	Amino Acid	Building blocks of protein	0
5978818567	Covalent Bond	A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule	1
5978820982	Electron	A subatomic particle that has a negative charge	2
5978824820	Hydrogen Bond	A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule.	3
5978827980	Monosaccharide	A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar.	4
5978832181	Protein	A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids.	5
5978836588	Valence Electron	Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom	6
5978843903	Atomic Number	The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom	7
5978851525	Dehydration Synthesis	A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule.	8
5978854926	fatty acid	Building Blocks of Lipids	9
5978857403	lipid	Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.	10
5978861117	Polysaccharide	Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides	11
5978863868	Neutron	A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom	12
5978867128	Carbohydrate	Broken down to simple sugars	13
5978871990	Disaccharide	A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.	14
5978873794	Glycerol	A three-carbon alcohol to which fatty acids are covalently bonded to make fats and oils.	15
5978873954	Macromolecule	A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules	16
5978876499	Proton	A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom	17
5978878798	Polypeptide	long chain of amino acids that makes proteins	18