Biochem.

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branch of chem that deals with compounds produced by living organisms

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biochemistry

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biochemical compounds of major importance

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proteins

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biochemical compounds

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proteins, fats, carbohydrates

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long polymers/chains of amino acids

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proteins

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building blocks of proteins

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amino acids

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simplest amino acid

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glycine

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all amino acids have ___ group and ___ group

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carboxyl; amino

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amino acids act as both a

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acid and base

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properties of amino acids

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amphoteric

buffer

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compound that can act as both an acid and a base

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amphoteric

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substances in solutions that are capable of neutralizing both acids and bases

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buffers

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protein is chain of amino acids joined together by

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peptide bond

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glycine and alanine can be joined to each other by the elimination of one molecule of water to form a

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peptide linkage

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amino acids are linked together by

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peptide linkages

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formed by joining 2 amino acids together

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dipeptide

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embalming process is nothing more than series of

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cross linking

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anaerobic decomposition of proteins brought by the action of enzymes

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putrefaction

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decomposition of proteins in aerobic environment

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decay

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removal of amino group from amino acid

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deamination

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removal of carboxyl group from amino acid

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decarbxylation

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putrefaction 3 chemical reactions

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hydrolysis
deamination
decarboxylation

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final decomposition products

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methane
carbon dioxide
water
hydrogen sulfide
urea