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biochemistry
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono | one |
| di | two |
| poly | many |
| de | to remove or take away |
| ose | suger |
| ase | enzyme |
| hydro/a | water |
| dehydrate | to remove water |
| lysis | to break down |
| synthesis | to build or put together |
| glyco | sweet |
| hydrolysis | 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 or hydrogen |
| lipids | organic molecules that cant be dissolved in water they are made of glycerol and fatty acids |
| proteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair and are made of chains of amino acids |
| carbohydrates | organic compounds that are main sources of energy for the body and made of simple sugars |
| nucleic acids | organic substances found in an organism they are made of nucleotide |
| amino acids | sub units or building blocks of proteins |
| peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
| enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate/speed of chemicals reactions |
| catalyst | compound that speeds up or slows down chemical reactions |
| denature | changing the shape of the enzymes |
| DNA | hereditary material in the nucleus of almost every cell |
| RNA | nucleic acid that assist DNA in making proteins |
| monomer | molecule that makes up the sub unit of a polymer |
| polymer | macro molecule made up of many monomers |
| glycogen | molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver |