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Module 1 definitions Flashcards

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ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate
Releases energy
Formed form molecule of ribose, adenine and 3 phosphate groups

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Amino acid

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Monomers contain an amino group (NH2) a carboxylic group (COOH) and a variable R group that make up proteins
Protein monomer

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Benedicts test

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Biochemical test used to test for reducing sugars that produces a different colour based on the amount of reducing sugar present
Brick red is positive
Must heat in a water bath

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Biuret test

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Test for peptide bonds
Test for proteins
Turns purple if present

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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide made of beta glucose that is used as a structural polysaccharide which provides strength to plant cell walls

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Condensation reaction

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Type of reaction that joins two molecules together with the formation of a chemical bond involving the elimination of a molecule of water

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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Information storing molecule made of deoxyribonucleotide monomers joined together by phosphodiester bonds to form a double helix

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Dipeptide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of 2 amino acids

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Disaccharide

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Molecule formed by the condensation of 2 monosaccharides

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DNA helicase

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Enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between 2 dna strands in the DNA molecule that is going to be replicated

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DNA polymerase

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Enzyme that catalysts the condensation reactions between the new nucleotides in the synthesis of the new DNA strand

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Enzyme

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Protein molecule that acts as a biological catalyst and increases the rate of biochemical reactions

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Glycogen

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Highly branched polysaccharide made of alpha glucose monomers that is used as the main storage of energy in humans and animals

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Glycosidic bond

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Bond between 2 monosaccharides formed in a condensation reaction

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Heat capacity

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Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking a chemical bond between 2 molecules using a water molecule, requires a catalyst

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Induced fit model

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Model of enzyme action that describes how enzymes undergo subtle conformational changes to better fit the molecule

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Iodine test

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Biochemical test used to test fir the presence if starch

Will turn blue black if positive

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Lactose

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Disaccharide formed by the condensation of a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule

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Latent heat

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Amount of energy required for a substance to change state

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Lipid emulsion test

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Biochemical test that produces a cloud white ppt when performed on lipids

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Maltose

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Disaccharide formed by the condensation of 2 glucose monomers

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Metabolite

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Molecule formed or used in metabolic reactions

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Monomers

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Smaller units from which larger molecules are made

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Monosaccharide

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Individual sugar monomers from which larger carbohydrates are formed

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Phospholipid

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Type of lipid formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol, 2 fatty acids and a phosphate group

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Polymers

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Molecules made form a large number of monomers joined together

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Polypeptide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of many amino acids

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Polysaccharide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of many monosaccharides

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Primary structure

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Individual sequence of amino acids in a protein

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Quaternary structure

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Structure only applicable to proteins with multiple polypeptide chain,may contain prosthetic groups

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Ribonucleic acid

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Relatively short molecule made of rubonucleotide monomers joined by phopshodiester bonds

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Secondary structure

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Local interactions of amino acids in the polypeptide chain
Alpha helix
Beta pleated sheets

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Semi conservative replication

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Production of 2 daughter dna molecules from one dna molecule which both contain one original dna strand and one newly synthesized strand

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Solvent

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Substance which other solutes are dissolved in

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Starch

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Polysaccharide made of alpha glucose monomers that is used as the main storage of energy in plants

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Sucrose

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Disaccharide formed by the condensation of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule

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Tertiary structure

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Way the protein folds to produce a specific 3D structure

Held together by ionic, hydrogen and disulfide bonds

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Triglyceride

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Type of lipid formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol and 3 molecules of fatty acids

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