Molecules Of Life Flashcards
Protein monomer
Amino aids
Protein example
Enzyme- speed up reactions
Carbon Ingredients
Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen (CHON)
What protein does
Controls, speeds up actions
Protein bonds
Polypeptide
Polypeptide built by what?
Dehydration synthesis
Carbohydrate monomer
Monosaccharide
Carbohydrate example
Sugars, starches
Carbohydrate uses
Energy
Structural support
Carbohydrate ingredients
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (CHO)
Simple carbohydrate
Sugars naturally in food add added during refining
Complex carbohydrate
Whole grains, good fiber
Animals store glucose short term by what
Glycogen
Plants store glucose short term by what
Starch
What makes plant cell wall
Cellulose
Carbohydrates have how many electrons in outer circle
4 electrons
Lipid monomer
Triglyceride
Lipid example
Fats, oils, steroids
Lipid usage
Energy storage
Lips ingredients
Carbon, Hydrogen, little Oxygen ( CHO)
What doesn’t dissolve in water?
Lipids
What stores more energy per gram?
Lipids
Nucleic acid monomer
Nucleotide
What s nucleotide?
Sugar and base
Nucleic acid examples
DNA
RNA
Nucleic acid uses
Directs usage of protein
Nucleic acid ingredients
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, nitrogen, phosphate (CHNOP)
What has more room for hydrogen
Unsaturated fats
What are isomers
Glucose, fructose, galactose
What is lyserol
Alcohol found in triglyceride
Molymer (small)> polymer (large)
Dehydration synthesis
Lipids dissolve in what
Oil
Enzyme fit together with what
Substrate (induced fit)