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Activation energy minimum amount of energy required to trigger a chemical reaction
active site : region of an enzyme into which a particular substrate fits
amino acid monomer that makes up proteins; contains carboxyl and amino functional groups
carbohydrate organic compound made of sugar molecules
conformation the shape or structure of something
dehydration synthesis chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule
enzyme a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
hydration bond A chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom of one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom, especially a nitrogen, oxygen, or flourine atom, usually of another molecule. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hydrogen-bond#ixzz2g1NGBsnF
hydrolosis the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.
lock and key mechanism describes how enzymes work, there is a specific enzyme that works with a specific substrate
macromolecules a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.
monosacharide sugar containing one sugar unit
nucleotide building block (monomer) of nucleic acid polymers
lipid one of a class of water-avoiding compounds
monomor small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule
nucleic acid a complex organic substance present in living cells, esp. DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
nucleotide building block (monomer) of nucleic acid polymers
organic molecule An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds
polymer long chain of small molecular units
protein polymer constructed from a set of 20 amino acid monomers
substrate specific reactant acted on by an enzyme
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