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biochemistry vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organic compound | any of a large class of chemical compound |
| inorganic compound | any compound that is not organic compound |
| carbohydrates | any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues |
| proteins | ny of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids |
| lipids | any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids |
| enzymes | a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst |
| amino acids | a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl |
| simple sugars | made up of single sugar molecules. |
| disaccharide | any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues. |
| ribonucleic acid | RNA |
| deoxyribonucleic | DNA |
| polysaccharide | a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. |
| glycogen | a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. |
| peptide | a compound consisting of two or more amino acids linked in a chain, |
| catalyst | a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. |
| denature | take away or alter the natural qualities of. |
| hydrolisis | the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. |
| dehydration synthesis | to put together while losing water. |
| substrates | a substance or layer that underlies something |
| nucleotides | a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group |
| fatty acids and glycerol | building blocks |
| dipeptide | a peptide composed of two amino-acid residues |
| coenzyme | a nonprotein compound that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme. |
| macromolecules. | a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid |