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Biochemistry
vocabulary
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Biochemistry | the branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes that occur within living organisms. |
Element | a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. |
Compound | a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture. |
Organic compounds | In chemistry, an organic compound is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon. |
Inorganic compounds | Some simple compounds that contain carbon are often considered inorganic. |
Carbohydrates | any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugar, starch, and cellulose. |
Lipids | like carbohydrates, contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
Proteins | are made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. |
Enzymes | a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. |
Nucleic acids | a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain. |
Hydrolysis | the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. |
Synthesis | the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. |
pH | lower values are more acid, and higher values more alkaline. |