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Biochemistry
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Lipids | Organic molecules that can't 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 |
Carbohydrates | Organic compounds that are the main source of energy for body and made of simple sugars |
Nucleic Acids | Organic substances found in organisms. They are made of nucleotides. |
Amino Acids | Subunits 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 chemical reactions |
Catalyst | Compounds that speed 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 acid that assist DNA in making protein |
Monomer | Molecule that makes up the subunit of a polymer ( EX : glucose + glucose ) |
Polymer | Macromolecule ( BIG ) made up of many monomers |
Glycogen | Molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver |