1. Chemistry Flashcards
5 properties of water
solvent, high heat capacity, ice floats, cohesion, adhesion
phospholipid
two fatty acids and a phosphate
steroids
three 6 membered rings, and one 5 membered
waxes
lipid derivative. have esters and OH. protective coating
carotenoids
fatty acids with double bonds, and hexanes at each end
porphyrins
4 joined pyrrole rings. with metal complex
white fat cells
adipocytes. lots of lipids
brown fat cells
adipocytes. scattered lipids with mitochondria
glycolipids
phospholipids but carbs,
pi bond number and polarity
triple bonds, polar than single bonds
casein
milk storage protein
ovalbumin
egg storage protein
zein
corn storage protein
enzymes can’t change
spontaneity
cofactors
nonprotein that assist enzymes
holoenzyme
union of cofactor and enzyme. apoprotein is w/o