A&P Chapter 4: Biomolecules Vocabulary Flashcards
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
ad-DEN-o-seen try-FOS-fate
[blend of adenine and ribose; tri-three; -phosph- phosphorus; -ate oxygen]
Amino Acid
ah-MEE-no ASS-id
[amino NH2, acid sour]
Carbohydrate
kar-bo-HYE-drate
[carbo- carbon, -hydr- hydrogen, -ate oxygen]
Cholesterol
koh-LESS-ter-ol
[chole- bile, -stero- solid, -ol alcohol]
Denature
de-NAYT-shur
[de- remove, -nature nature]
Disaccharide
dye-SAK-ah-ride
[di- two, -sacchar- sugar, -ide chemical]
Enzyme
EN-zime
[en- in, -zyme ferment]
Fatty Acid
FAT-tee AS-id
[fat- fat, -ty state, acid sour]
Free Radical
RAD-i-kal
[radic- root, -al relating to]
Functional Group
FUNK-shun-al groop
[function- perform, -al relating to]
Functional Protein
FUNK-shun-al PRO-teen
[function- perform, -al relating to, prote- primary, -in substance]
Glucose
GLOO-kohs
[gluco- sweet, -ose carbohydrate (sugar)]
Glycerol
GLIS-er-ol
[glyce- sweet, -ol alcohol]
Glycogen
GLYE-koh-jen
[glyco- sweet, -gen produce]
High-Energy Bond
[en- in, -erg work, -y state, bond band]
Hydrophilic
hye-dro-FIL-ik
[hydro- water, -phil- love, -ic relating to]
Hydrophobic
hye-droh-FOH-bik
[hydro- water, -phob- fear, -ic relating to]
Lipid
LIP-id
[lipi- fat, -id form]
macromolecule
mak-roh-MOL-eh-kyool
[macro- large, -molec- mass, -ule small]
Monosaccharide
mon-oh-SAK-ah-ride
[mono- one, -sacchar- sugar, -ide chemical]
Nonpolar
non-PO-lar
[non- not, -pol- pole, -ar relating to]
Nucleic Acid
noo-KLAY-ik ASS-id
[nucle- nut kernel, -ic relating to, acid sour]
Nucleotide
NOO-klee-oh-tide
[nucleo- nut or kernel, -ide chemical]
Peptide Bond
PEP-tyde bond
[pept- digest, -ide chemical]
Phospholipid
fos-fo-LIP-id
[phospho- phosphorus, -lip- fat, -id form]
Polysaccharide
pahl-ee-SAK-ah-ride
[poly- many, -sacchar- sugar, -ide chemical]
Primary Protein Structure
PRY-mair-ee PRO-teen STRUK-cher
[prim- first, -ary relating to, prote- primary, -in substance, structur- arrangement]
Prostaglandin (PG)
pross-tah-GLAN-din
[pro- before, -sta- stand, -gland- acorn, -in substance]
Protein
PRO-teen
[prote- primary, -in substance]
Secondary Protein Structure
SEK-on-dayr-ee PRO-teen STRUK-cher
[second- second, -ary relating to, prote- primary, -in substance, structur- arrangement]
Steroid
STAYR-oid
[ster- sterol, -oid like]
Structural Protein
STRUK-cher-al PRO-teen
[structur- arrangement, -al relating to, prote- primary, -in substance]
Tertiary Protein Structure
TER-shee-air-ee PRO-teen STRUK-cher
[tert- third, -ary relating to, prote- primary, -in substance, structur- arrangement]
Triglyceride
try-GLISS-er-yde
[tri- three, glycer- sweet (glycerine), -ide chemical]
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
dye-ah-BEE-teez mell-EYE-tus
[diabetes pass-through or siphon, mellitus honey-sweet]
Hypercholesterolemia
hye-per-koh-les-ter-ohl-EE-mee-ah
[hyper- excessive, -chole- bile, -stero- solid, -ol- alcohol, -(h)em- blood, -ia condition]
Hyperlipidemia
hye-per-lip-id-EE-mee-ah
[hyper- excessive, -lipi- fat, -id- form, -(h)em- blood, -ia condition]
Hypertriglyceridemia
hye-per-try-gliss-er-yde-EE-mee-ah
[hyper- excessive, -tri- three, glycer- sweet (glycerine), -id- chemical, -(h)em- blood, -ia condition]
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
fen-il-kee-toh-NOO-ree-ah
[phen- shining (phenol), -yl- chemical, -keton- acetone, -ur- urine, -ia condition]
