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biochemist
Question | Answer |
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organic compound | An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. |
macromolecule | any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals. |
4 organic compound | 1 Natural compounds; 2. Synthetic compounds. 3 Nomenclature; 4 Databases. |
monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers . |
polymer | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers . |
carbohydrates | supply the body with energy needed for the muscles, brain and central nervous system. |
protein | it regulates body process, such as water balncing, transporting nutrients and making muscles contract. |
lipid | lipids help you in generating energy to keep you warm. |
nucleic acid | to store and transmit genetic information and use that information to direct the synthesis of new protein. |
monosaccharide | Any of several carbohydrates, such as tetroses, pentoses, and hexoses, that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Also called simple sugar. |
amino acid | Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. |
fatty acid | Any of a large group of monobasic acids, especially those found in animal and vegetable fats and oils, having the general formula CnH2n+1COOH. |
nucleotide | Any of various compounds consisting of a nucleoside combined with a phosphate group and forming the basic constituent of DNA and RNA. |