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bio chemistry vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono | one |
| Di | two |
| poly | many |
| De | to remove /take away |
| ose | sugar |
| ase | enzyme |
| saccharide | sugar |
| hydro/a | water |
| dehydrate | to remove water |
| lysis | to break down |
| synthesis | to build or put together |
| glyco | sweet |
| hydrolysis | to break something down with water |
| dehydration synthesis | putting something together by removing the water |
| inorganic compounds | compound having either carbon or hydrogen |
| organic compounds | compound having both carbon and hydrogen |
| lipids (fat) | 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 compound that are the main source of energy for body and made of simple sugars |
| nucleic acids | organic substance found in organisms .they are made of nucleotides |
| amino acids | subunits or building block or 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 | compound that speed up or slows down chemical reaction |
| denature | changing the shape of the enzyme |
| DNA | hereditary in the nucleus of almost every cell |
| RNA | nucleic acid that assist DNA in making protein |
| monomer | molecules that make up the subunit of a polymer |
| polymer | macromolecule made up of many monomers |
| glycogen | molecules in which glucose is stored in the liver |