Chemical Nomenclature

Question 1

Same substance chemically, but in a different form.

Answer 1

allotrope

Question 2

Capable of acting as an acid or a base

Answer 2

amphoteric

Question 3

Situation where a catalyst and regulator enzyme are the same. End product inhibits initial reaction.

Answer 3

allosterism

Question 4

System which resists marked changes in pH solution.

Answer 4

buffer

Question 5

Passage of charged particle toward a cathode in electrophoresis.

Answer 5

catephoresis

Question 6

Movement of charged particles suspended in liquid under the influence of an electrical field.

Answer 6

electrophoresis

Question 7

Compounds with mirror image isomerase, optical density.

Answer 7

entiomer

Question 8

Enzymatic decomposition of carbohydrates.

Answer 8

fermentation

Question 9

Sugar breakdown

Answer 9

glycolysis

Question 10

Formation of carbohydrates from non-carbo source.

Answer 10

glyconeogenesis/gluconeogenesis

Question 11

Forming glucose from glycogen.

Answer 11

glycogenolysis

Question 12

Same molecular formula, different arrangement.

Answer 12

isomer

Question 13

Same atomic # (protons), different atomic weight (neutrons).

Answer 13

isotope

Question 14

Enzymes of different structure, same function. (ex: lactate dehydrogenase & pepsin)

Answer 14

isozyme

Question 15

The pH of a solution @ which a charge ion does not migrate to either pole in an electric field.

Answer 15

Isoelectric point

Question 16

Sulfur analogs to alchohols

Answer 16

mercaptens

Question 17

Loss of electrons (NADP—>NADPH)

Answer 17

oxidation

Question 18

Gain of electrons (NADPH—->NADP)

Answer 18

reduction

Question 19

Alkali hydrolysis of a TAG, yields a glycerol and a soap.

Answer 19

saponification

Question 20

A metallic salt of a fatty acid.

Answer 20

soap

Question 21

Isomers with a different spatial & configurational formula.

Answer 21

Stereoisomer

Question 22

An amino acid at it’s isoelectric point, least soluble form.

Answer 22

Zwitter ion