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Biochesmistry
Term | Definition |
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Hydrolysis | Break something down with water. |
Dehydration synthesis | Putting something together by removing the water. |
Inorganic compounds | Compounds having either carbon or hydrogen. |
Organic compunds | Compunds having both carbon and hydrogen. |
Lipids | organic molecules that can't be dissolved in water. They are made of glycerol & fatty acids. |
Protein | Organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair & are made of chains of amino acids. |
Carbohydrates | Organic compounds that are the main source of energy for body & made of simple sugars. |
Nucleic acids | Organic substances found on organisms. They are made of nucleotides. |
Amino acids | Subunits or building blocks of proteins. |
Peptide | Molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain. |
Enzymes | Organic molecules that control the rate/speed of chemical reactions. |
Catalyst | Compund that speeds up or slow down chemical reaction. |
Denature | Changing the shaped of the enzyme. |
DNA | Hereditary material in the nucleous of almost every cell |
RNA | Nucleic acid that assit DNA in making protein. |
Monomer | Molecule that makes up the subunit of a polymer (EX: glucose+glucose) |
Polymer | Macromolecule (BIG) made up of many monomers. |
Glycogen | Molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver. |