Keywords Flashcards
Mono-unsaturated
A fat with one carbon-carbon bond
Polyunsaturated
A fat with many carbon-carbon bonds
3 examples of lipids
Phospholipids, triglycerides, waxes
Monosaccharides (2)
- Small organic molecules which provide energy in respiration
- The building blocks for larger carbohydrates
Disaccharides (2)
- Two monosaccharides bonded together
- Linked by a single oxygen atom (through a condensation reaction)
Glycosidic bonds
Bonds between two monosaccharides
Hydrolysis
Breaking large molecules into smaller ones with the addition of water
Polysaccharides
Complex polymers with monomers which are monosaccharides
Glycogen (2)
- The main storage polysaccharide in animals
- It is the essentially the animal version of starch
Chitin
A structural polysaccharide (found in exoskeletons and fungal walls)
Cellulose
A structural polysaccharide found in cell walls
The formula for an amino group (in the same format as H2O)
NH2
Amphoteric
When something has acidic and basic properties
Zwitterions
Have a positive and negative charge