Biochemistry - Biomolecule Language Flashcards
It is said that Earth is ….
Carbon Based
Why Cabon?
- four available bonds
- forms strong bonds with itself
- can form ring structures.
VOCAB: Polymer
a larger molecule formed from repeating subunits
VOCAB: Monomers
building blocks (aka small units)
How do you remember the other important elements of life?
CHNOPS
What does CHNOPS stand for?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfer.
VOCAB: Dehydration synthesis
forms larger molecules(polymers) from small molecules(monomers) from the loss of water.
VOCAB: Hydrolysis
- Opposite to Dehydration synthesis
- water breaks apart another molecule(polymer) into slammer pieces(monomers)
What are Hydrolytic enzymes?
enzymes that perform hydrolysis (breaking apart polymers with water)
What are the four types of Organic Compounds?
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Protein
- Nucleic Acids
What is the pneumonic to remember the elements that make up the four biomolecules?
- CHO
- CHO
- CHON
- CHONP
VOCAB: Macromolecules
the four biomolecules:
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Protein
- Nucleic Acids
VOCAB: Inorganic Compound
do not contain Hydrogen and Carbon together
VOCAB: Organic Compound
contain Carbon bonded to other atoms and determine the structure/function of living things
