Past Exam Flashcards
1
Q
Proteins
A
Appropriate polymers of chains of amino acids
2
Q
Membrane Lipids
A
Primarily made up of fatty acids and glycerol
3
Q
Carbohydrates
A
Built for small units called monosaccharides which can be linked together to form polysaccharides
4
Q
Nucleic Acids
A
Polymers like DNA and RNA that are made up of nucleotides as their building blocks
5
Q
Enzymes
A
Can accept reactive groups from substrate molecules, do not change the equilibrium of rxns, only speed up the rxns, usually decrease activation energy
6
Q
Carboxyl group
A
7
Q
Aldehyde group
A
8
Q
Hydroxyl group
A
9
Q
Phosphate group
A
10
Q
Amino group
A
11
Q
Nicotinamide group
A
12
Q
Ketone group
A
13
Q
H-bond
A
- (dotted line)
14
Q
Covalent bond
A
______ (solid line)
15
Q
Disulfide bond
A
S-S
