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Biol 104 Quiz Ch. 3

Biol 104 vocab ch 3

TermDefinition
Carboxylic acid or organic acid contains a carbon with a double bond O also bonded to an 0H.
Amine A functional group that consists of a nitrogen and two hydrogens
Dehydration reaction a general term for a chemical reaction where a water molecule is given off when smaller units bond together
Hydrolysis a reaction where bonds are broken to disassemble a polymer by the addition of water
Glycosidic linkage the specific name for the covalent bond between two monosaccharides formed by the removal of water.
Starch a plant polymer for sugar storage
Glycogen human sugar storage in the liver in muscle cells
Cellulose the polysaccharide structural component of plant cell walls
Chitin a structural polysaccharide found in insect exoskeletons
Ester linkage the specific type of bond joining together the building blocks of a fat
Saturated a type of fat with all single bonds
Fatty acid three of these combined with one glycerol to form one unit of a lipid>
Cholesterol a steroid that is important because it is the precursor of many hormones.
Amino acids the building blocks of proteins
Peptide bond The specific type of bond formed when amino acids become linked together by dehydration
Denaturation a process that makes a protein inactive by changing its shape
Nucleic acids the building blocks of DNA and RNA
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