click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SLS Biomolecules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid | Molecules tending to raise the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution |
| adenosine | a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, one of four nucleoside units in RNA. |
| triphosphate | |
| amino acid | Monomer of a protein; takes its name from the fact it contains an amino group |
| base | Molecule tending to lower the the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution |
| buffer | substance or group of substances that tend to resist pH changes |
| carbohydrate | |
| complementary base pairing | |
| dehydration synthesis | |
| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | |
| Dipeptide | |
| Disaccharide | |
| double helix | |
| hemoglobin | |
| hydrogen bonding | |
| hydrolysis | |
| lipid | |
| monomer | |
| monoaccharide | |
| neutral fat | |
| nucleic acids | |
| nucleotide | |
| organic | |
| peptide bond | |
| pH | |
| phospholipid | |
| polarity | |
| polymer | |
| polypeptide | |
| polysaccharide | |
| primary structure | |
| protein | |
| quaternary structure | |
| R-Group | |
| ribonucleic acid | |
| saturated fatty acid | |
| secondary structure | |
| solvent | |
| starch | |
| steroid | |
| tertiary structure | |
| unsaturated fatty acid | |
| nitrogenous base |