biochem vocab 2

Question 1

adenosine triphosphate

Answer 1

primary energy currency of the cell, ATP

Question 2

catalyst

Answer 2

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any permanent chemical change

Question 3

cellulose

Answer 3

an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton, polysaccharide

Question 4

chaperonin

Answer 4

proteins that fold polypeptides into proteins

Question 5

chitin

Answer 5

fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides and forming the major part of the exoskeleton of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi

Question 6

cholesterol

Answer 6

a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues

Question 7

denaturation

Answer 7

take away or alter the natural qualities of.

Question 8

gene

Answer 8

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

Question 9

glycogen

Answer 9

a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates, polysaccharide

Question 10

organic chemistry

Answer 10

the chemistry of carbon compounds

Question 11

steroids

Answer 11

any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms

Question 12

trans fats

Answer 12

unsaturated fat with double bonds, occurring in margarines and manufactured cooking oils as a result of the hydrogenation process