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Biochemistry Conceptual Vocabulary

AB
organiccontains carbon
hydrocarboncontains C and H only
isomersame element, different # neutrons
single bondC-C or C-H
double bondC=C or C=O
functional groupadditions to carbon chains
aldehydeC=O at end,
ketoneC=O in chain,
monomerone unit molecule
polymermultiple unit molecule
monosaccharideone sugar unit
disaccharidetwo sugar units
sucrosetable sugar
polysaccharidemultiple sugar units
glycogenstorage carb in mammals
cellulosestorage carb in plants
chitincarb makes up insect exoskeleton
amino acidbuilding blocks of proteins
polypeptidechain of amino acids
primary structureorder of amino acids
secondary structurealpha helix or pleated sheet
tertiary structuredisulfide bonds, hydrophobic interactions
quaternary structuremultiple units come together
denatured proteinslose level of structure
nucleic acidsRNA and DNA
adeninebinds with T or U
guaninebinds with C
cytosinebinds with G
thyminebinds with A (in DNA)
RNAA,C,U,G
uracilBinds with A (in RNA)
1st Law of Thermodynamicsconservation of energy
2nd Law of Thermodynamicsentropy in closed system goes up
endergonic
activation energyenzymes reduce this
substratechemical an enzyme acts opon
productresult of enzymatic reaction
active siteportion of enzyme that attaches to substrate
coenzymes and cofactors"assist" enzymes


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