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Biochemisry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono | one |
| Di | two |
| Poly | many |
| De | to remove/take away |
| Ose | sugar |
| Ase | enyme |
| Saccharide | sugar |
| Hydro/A | water |
| Dehydrate | to remove water |
| Lysis | to "break" down |
| Synthesis | to build or put together |
| Glyco | sweet |
| Hyrdrolysis | breaking something down with water |
| Dehydration synthesis | putting something together by removing the water |
| Inorganic compounds | compounds having EITHER carbon OR hydrogen |
| Organic compounds | compounds having BOTH carbon AND hydrogen |
| Lipids (fats) | organic molecules that can't be dissolved in water. They are made of glycerol & fatty acids |
| Proteins | 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 in organisms. they are made of nucleotides |
| Amino acids | subunits or building blocks of protein |
| Peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
| Enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate/speed of chemical reactions |
| Catalysts | compound that speeds up or slows down chemical reaction |
| Denature | changing the shape of the enzyme |
| DNA | hereditary material in the nucleus of almost every cell |
| RNA | nucleic acids that assist DNA in making protein |
| Monomer | molecule that makes up the subunit of a polymer (Ex; glucose +glucose) |