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