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Terika Dorn

Physiology Weeks 1-6

TermDefinition
high energy bond created by the condensation of 2 acidic groups or similar compounds
disaccharide any class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosacharide residues
carbohydrate A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms
lipids any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
glycerol a naturally occurring alcohol., an odorless liquid used as a solvent, sweetening agent, and medicine
phospholipids a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate group and two hydrophobic "tails" derived from fatty acids, joined by an alcohol residue
phenylketonuria a rare inherited disorder that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body
catabolism the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy
cellular respiration the process by which biological fuels are oxidized in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor, such as oxygen, to drive the bulk production of adenosine triphosphate
allosteric effector a molecule that binds to the site of an allosteric enzyme, causing a change in configuration resulting in an increase (positive effector) or reduction (negative effector) in enzyme activity
electron transport system a series of protein complexes and other molecules that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons across a membrane
diffusion the net movement of anything generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
concentration gradient the gradual change in the concentration of solutes in a solution as a function of distance through a solution
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