CHAPTER 1-3 Flashcards
Which lipid is best known for being empathic
Phospholipid
The characteristics that DNA and RNA have in common
Covalent bonds, guanine, cytosine, adenine, organic molecule
Main energy storage, molecule of plants and green algae
Starch
Short term, energy storage molecule of animals
Glycogen
Structural molecule found in plant cell walls
Cellulose
Structural molecule found in fungi cell walls and arthropod as skeletons
CHITIN
Structure and energy storage
Carbohydrates
Energy storage and hormonal action
Lipids
Structure, transport, defense, enzymatic action
Proteins
Information storage
Nucleic acid
Linear chain of amino acids, linked together by covalent bonds
Primary structure
A coiled or folded poly peptide, held in its shape by hydrogen bombs
Secondary structure
Multiple polypeptide subunits are held together into a larger unit, using weak bonds, e.g. H bonds, etc.
Quinary structure
A 3-D polypeptide, whose folds and twists are held together by weak bonds
Tertiary structure
If a protein unfolds due to unfavorable temperatures or pH levels, we say that protein has become
Denatured
Small subunits of a macro molecule
Monomer