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Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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organic compound | compound containing carbon |
hydrocarbons | organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen |
isomers | exact same compounds but different structures and properties |
structural isomers | differ in covalent arrangement of their atoms |
cis-trans isomers | isomers that differ in their spatial arrangement |
enantiomers | isomers that are mirror images |
hydroxyl group | -OH |
carbonyl group | >C=O |
carboxyl group | -COOH |
amino group | -NH2 |
sulfhydryl group | -SH |
phosphate group | -OPO3^-2 |
methyl group | -CH3 |
denaturation | loss of protein's native structure; biologically inactive |