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biochemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organic compound; | compounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen. |
| Inorganic compound; | compounds that don’t contain both carbon,and hydrogen. |
| Carbohydrate(s); | molecule composed of carbon,hydrogen, and oxygen; includes sugars and starches. |
| Protein(s); | polymer composed of of animo acids linked by peptide bonds; folds into a particular structure depending on bonds between amino acids. |
| Lipid(s); | nonpolar molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; includes fats and oils. |
| enzyme ; | protein that catalyses chemical raction in organism. |
| Amino acid(s); | molecule that makes up proteins; composed of carbon,hydrogen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. |
| Simple sugars | a sugar that doesn’t hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.( building blocks of carbohydrates) |
| Disaccharide; | any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis |
| Ribonucleic acid; | a nucleic acid present in all living cells. The role is to act as a messenger carrying out instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of protein. |
| Deoxyribonucleic acid; | DNA made up of molecules called nucleotides. |
| Polysaccharide; | a carbohydrate whose molecule consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. |
| Glycogen | a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. Is a polysaccharide that forms glucose on hydrolysis |
| Peptide; | a compound consisting of two or more animo acids linked in a chain. |
| Catalyst; | substance that decreases activation energy and increases reaction rate in chemical reaction |
| Denature; | destroy the characteristiccs properties of (a protein or other biological macromolecule) by heat, acidity, affects that disrupt its molecular conformation. |
| Hydrolysis; | the chemical breakdown of a compound due to the reaction with water. |
| Dehydration synthesis; | type of chemical reaction, is the process of joining two molecules, or compounds, together following the removal of water. |
| Substrate(s); | the material or substance on which an enzyme acts. |
| Nucleotide(s); | nucletides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA, it consists of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group.( building blocks of nucleic acids) |
| Fatty acids and glycerol; | building blocks of lipids. |
| Dipeptide; | refers to two amino acids together |
| Coenzyme; | are part of some enzymes that help with the body’s chemical processes |
| Macromolecules | a molecule containing a very large number if atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer. |
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