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Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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