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Organic Compounds ;D

Chapter 2 vocab

TermDefinition
monosccharide single sugar molecule
disacharide double sugar molecule
polysaccharide many sugar molecule
condensation reaction (dehydration synthesis) reactants give off H+ and OH- to from H20
hydrolysis Hz0 is split, H+ and OH- then combine with monomers
isomers same formula, different shapes, different properties
carboxyl group (-COOH)found in proteins and fatty acids
amine group (-NH2)found in proteins
r group side chain
hydrocarbon chain this is a fatty acid chain ending in a carboxyl group
hydrophobic water fearing
hydrophilic water loving
peptide bond bond between amino acids
catalyst lower the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction
enzyme proteins that act as biological catalysts
activation energy energy needed to get a reaction started
substrate reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
active site e has a specific shape that only matches the shape of the substrate the enzyme acts upon
amino acid compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end
fatty acid a carboxylic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a carboxyl group
glycerol carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen molecule that can combine with fatty acid chains
saturated fat All Carbons are single-bonded to Hydrogens
unsaturated fat C=C double bonds in the fatty acids
polyunsaturated fat Have multiple C=C double bonds in the fatty acids
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