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biochemistry
vocabulary 4
Question | Answer |
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organic compound | organic molecules contain carbon, nearly all contain hydrogen, living thing |
inorganic compound | contain only one either carbon or hydrogen |
Carbohydrate(s) | large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues |
Protein(s) | dependent plasma nitroglycerin synthesized in the liver. |
Lipid(s) | c compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives |
Enzyme(s) | a substance produced by a living organism |
Amino acid(s) | simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl ( |
Simple sugars | Glucose or dextrose. Fructose. Galactose. Mannose. Ribose and deoxyribos |
Disaccharide | of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues. |
Ribonucleic acid | take RNA/DNA combinations to improve memory and mental |
Deoxyribonucleic acid | is a molecule composed of two chains that coil around each other |
Polysaccharide | a carbohydrate (e.g., starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number |
Glycogen | substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. |
Peptide | Peptides are short chains of amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds. |
Catalyst | substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself |
Denature | take away or alter the natural qualities |
Hydrolysis | chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. |
Dehydration synthesis | “to put together while losing water |
Substrate( | a substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process |
Fatty acids and glycerol | fat molecule, the fatty acids are attached to each of the three carbons of the glycerol molecule with an ester bond through the oxygen atom. |
Dipeptide | peptide composed of two amino-acid residue |
coenzyme | nonprotein compound that is necessary for the functioning of a |
Macromolecules | a molecule containing a very large number of atoms |