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vocab 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono | one |
| di | two |
| moly | many |
| de | to remove or 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 | break down something with water |
| dehydration synthesis | putting something together by removing water |
| inorganic compounds | compounds having either hydrogen or carbon |
| organic compounds | compounds having both hydrogen and carbon |
| lipids | organic molecules that cant be dissolved in water |
| protein | organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms |
| carbohydrates | organic compounds that are the main source of energy for the body and simple sugars |
| nucleic acids | organic substances that are found in organisms that are made up of nucleotides |
| amino acids | building block of protein |
| peptide | molecules composed of two or more amino acid in a chain |
| enzymes | a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. |
| catalyst | a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. |
| denature | changing the shape of the enzyme |
| dna | DNA is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce. |
| rna | a molecule consisting of a long linear chain of nucleotides |
| monomer | a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer. |
| polymer | a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together |
| glycogen | a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide that forms glucose on hydrolysis |
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