proteins lipids ENZYMES Nucleic Acids
100
what is protein
a molecule composed of polymers of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds?
100
what are lipids
Energy-rich biomolecules made mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms
100
what are enzymes
catalysts which speed up biological reactions, unchanged by the reaction.
100
what are nucleotides
monomers of nucleic acids
200
what is dehydration synthesis
how amino acids are linked together
200
what are fatty acids and glycerol
monomers of lipids
200
what is an active site
the area on the enzyme occupied by the substrate
200
what are nucleic acids
Organic compounds in living organisms that are responsible for passing on hereditary information
300
what are amino acids
Building blocks of protein
300
what are triglycerides
a lipid molecule made up of one unit of glycerol and three fatty acids
300
what is a competitive inhibitor
an inhibitor that binds to the active site of the enzyme and competes with the substrate
300
what is DNA
the Nucleic acid that is located in the nucleus
400
what are polypeptides
the name for protein chains
400
what are fats and oils
the most abundant Lipids
400
what are noncompetitive inhibitors
inhibitors that bind to a site on the enzyme that is away from the active site, changes the shape of the enzyme
400
what are adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine
nitrogenous bases found in DNA
500
what is high temperature and change in pH
2 things that denature proteins
500
what are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
Elements found in Lipids
500
what is a substrate
a reactant molecule that binds to an enzyme
500
what is uracil
thymine is replaced in RNA with






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