Review of biochem terms
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molecules that contain both carbon and hydrogen | organic compound
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molecules that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen | inorganic compound
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ion in solution | electrolyte
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substance that is a proton donor, has a pH of <7 | acid
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substance that is a proton acceptor, has a pH of >7 | base
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0-14 range that is based on the amount of hydrogen ion present | pH scale
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chemical that resists changes in pH | buffer
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macromolecule made of C, H, and O, made of subunits are called monosaccharides and is used for quick energy by the body | carbohydrate
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single sugar | monosaccharide
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2 monosaccharides attached together | dissacharide
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long chains of monosaccharides | polysaccharide
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macromolecule used for long term energy storage, made of C, H, and O. all are hydrophobic | lipid
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subunit of triglyceride, long chains of carbon that can be saturated or unsaturated | fatty acid
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three carbon alcohol that has three spots for fatty acids to bond to make a triglyceride | glycerol
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weird hybrid lipid molecule that has a phosphate group instead of one fatty acid, makes up plasma membranes of a cell | phospholipid
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group of lipids that all have cholesterol as a base on which hormones are build | steroid
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macromolecule that is made of C, H, O, N, and S and is used as structural materials as well as enzymes and some hormones. Its subunits are amino acids | Protein
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class of protein that makes up hair, skin, nails, and connective tissue | structural
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class of protein that works as enzymes and hormones | functional
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location on an enzyme where the substrates bond | active site
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subunit of proteins | amino acids
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group of protein molecules that catalyze reactions in the body, allowing them to take place at body temp. by lowering activation energy | enzyme
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macromolecule that is made up of C, H, N, O, and P, it store cellular information and nucleotides are its subunits | nucleic acid
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subunit of nucleic acid | nucleotide
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nitrogen base in DNA and RNA that always binds to thymine | adenine
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nitrogen base in DNA and RNA that always binds to cytosine | guanine
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nitrogen base in DNA and RNA that always binds to guanine | cytosine
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nitrogen base in DNA that always binds to adenine | thymine
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nitrogen base in RNA that always binds to adenine | uracil
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common energy currency for the cell | ATP
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