Biochemistry Flashcards

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1
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Chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen together, which are derived from living matter

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Organic

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A small unit that can join together with other small unites or molecules to make up a macromolecule: a sub unit or percursor molecule

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Monomer

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3
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a large compound formed from combinations of many percursor monomers

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Polymer

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A compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy source for the human body

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Carbohydrate

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5
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A single sugar molecule

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Monosaccharide

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A large macromolecule formed from monosaccharides or sugars that are linked together

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Polyssaccharide

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A macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; examples include fats, oils, and waxes.

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Lipid

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A macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen oxygen, and nitrogen. Needed by the bod for growth and repair to make up enzymes.

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Protein

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A compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end. The monomer/building block of proteins.

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Amino Acid

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10
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A macromolecule containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, which carry genetic info.

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Nucleic Acid

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A monomer or single sub-unit of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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Nucleotide

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A single stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribrose.

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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

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A double stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose.

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Deocynucleic Acid (DNA)

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A process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals

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Chemical Reaction

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An element or compound that enters or goes into a chemical reaction

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Reactant

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16
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An element or compound produced by a chemical reaction as the end result

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Product

17
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The minimum energy needed to get a chemical reaction started.

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Activation Energy

18
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A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction

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Catalyst

19
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A protein that act as biological catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction inside a body.

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Enzyme

20
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A region on an enzyme where reactants are brought to temporarily bind to while a reaction takes place

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Active Site

21
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The reactants of an enzyme catalyzed reaction

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Substrate