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Macromolecules & Enz

Macromolecules & Enzymes

TermDefinitionHint/Example
Carbohydrate primarily the energy supplying (or sometimes storing) molecular group glucose, starch, cellulose
Catalyst a substance that speeds up an action, such as a chemical reaction
Disaccharide a carbohydrate made up of two monosaccharides (monomers) sucrose, lactose, maltose
Enzyme a protein that speeds up (catalyzes) life's chemical reactions sucrase, lactase, catalase
Fatty Acid a building block (monomer) of some types of lipids omega 3
Glycerol a building block (monomer) of some types of lipids
Lipid a macromolecule that stores energy and is found in cell membranes phospholipid, cholesterol, waxes, oils
Macromolecule a molecule made up of two or more smaller building blocks (monmers), most often a polymer
Monomer a building block of a polymer, or macromolecule
Monosaccharide a building block (monomer) of carbohydrates glucose, fructose, galactose
Nucleic Acid an information storing and transferring molecule DNA, RNA
Nucleotide a building block (monomer) of a nucleic acid; made up of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
Polymer a macromolecule made up of multiple monomers (building blocks)
Polysaccharide a carbohydrate made up of three or more monomers (monosaccharides) starch, glycogen
Protein a group of molecules that provide structure and enzymes to life
Saturated a fatty acid that does not have any double or triple bonds between carbon atoms
Unsaturated a fatty acid that does have double or triple bonds between its carbon atoms
Amino Acid the 20 building blocks (monomer)of proteins tryptophan, leucine, glycine
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