Glossary Year 1 Flashcards
All terms from year 1
a-glucose
glucose in which the hydrogen of carbon 1 projects above the plane of the ring
ab initio protein modeling
a model built on the physical ad electrical properties of the atoms in each amino acid in the sequence.
Accuracy
How close a measured or calculated value is to the true value
Active immunity
where the immune system is activated and manufactures its own antibodies
active site
an indented area on the surface of the enzyme molecule with its shape complimentary to the shape of the substrate molecule
active transport
the movement of substances against their concentration gradient (from low to high concentration) across a membrane using ATP and protein carriers
adaption
a characteristic that enhances survival in the habitat
adhesion
the attraction between water molecules and the walls of the xylem vessel
affinity
a strong attraction
agglutination
the clumping of insoluble antigen molecules caused by crosslinking by antibodies that have a number of binding sites
agglutinins
antibodies that cause pathogens to stick together
allele
a version of a gene. AKA a gene varient
alveoli
tiny folds of the lung epithilium to increase the surface area
amino acids
monomers of all proteins. all have the same basic structure
amphiphilic
attracted to both water and fat - containing both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts
amylose molecule
a molecule of a polysaccaride with long streight chains between 100 and 1000 a-glucose molecules. A constituant of starch. has glycocidic bonds between carbon 1 and 4
