Vocabulary and Terminology Flashcards

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Filament

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A slender, thread-like object usually found in animal and plant structures.

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Hedonic

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Relating to pleasure.

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Coenzyme

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A non-protein molecule that binds to an enzyme and helps it with it’s function.

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Cofactor

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Anything that associates with an enzyme and helps it carry out it’s function.

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Vitamin

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Materials which can not be synthesized by the cell and thus need to be consumed in the diet.

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Prosthetic group

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A cofactor that binds to its protein very tightly.

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Exogenous

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Adjective

Outside the organism.

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