Biochemistry Flashcards
Inorganic
Does not have carbon and hydrogen
Jeremy
Ashby
Organic
Contains Oxygen and hydrogen
Water
Adhesion
Water sticking to other things like cup sides tree roots
Cohesion
Water sticking to its self allows items to float on it example a bout
Solute
The substances being dissolved
Solution
It has all substances are equally distributed
Solvent
The substance in witch the solute dissolves
Monosaccharide
It is a type of carbohydrate its a simple sugar glucose
C6h12o6
Lipid
Also called fat
Store energy
Protection
Insulation
Protein
Carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen
Made in ribosomes
Nucleic acid
DNA
Catalyst
Inorganic or organic substances witch speed up chemical reaction time
Enzyme
Organic catalyst made of proteins
Active site
The pockets in an enzyme were substrates fit
Lock and key model
Only one fits perfectly in the proteins
Enzyme substrate complex
It is when the enzyme is ready to act on the substrate
Ph scale
To test the ph or acidity of a substance
Denature
When a substance hits its limit of temp or acidity and dies
Substrate
Molocules upon witch an enzyme acts