Chapter 3 Flashcards
Enzyme
Compound usually a protein that speeds a rxn wout being changed by it
Condensation
Process by which enzymes build large molecules from smaller subunits. Water also forms
Functional group
A group of atoms bonded to a carbon of an organic compound imparts a specific chem propert
Hydrocarbon
Compound or region of one that consists only of carbon and hydrogen
Hydrolysis
Process by which an enzyme breaks a molecule into smaller subunits by attaching a hydroxyl group to one part and hydrogen Atam to the other
Metabolism
All the enzyme mediated chemical reactions by which cells acquire and use energy as they build and break down organic molecules
Monomers
Molecules that are subunits of polymers
Organic
Type of compound that consists primarily of carbon and hydrogen Adams
Polymer
Molecule that consists of multiple monomers
Carbohydrate
Molecule that consist primarily of carbon hydrogen and oxygen Adams in a one 2 one ratio