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Biochemistry Conceptual Vocabulary

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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
hydroxyl
carbonyl
aldehydeC=O at end,
ketoneC=O in chain,
amino
sulfhydryl
carboxyl
phosphate
monomerone unit molecule
polymermultiple unit molecule
monosaccharideone sugar unit
glucose
disaccharidetwo sugar units
dehydration synthesis
sucrosetable sugar
hydrolysis
polysaccharidemultiple sugar units
glycogenstorage carb in mammals
cellulosestorage carb in plants
chitincarb makes up insect exoskeleton
fatty acid
saturated
unsaturated
phospholipid
steroid
amino acidbuilding blocks of proteins
peptide bond
polypeptidechain of amino acids
disulfide bond
primary structureorder of amino acids
alpha helix
secondary structurealpha helix or pleated sheet
pleated sheet
tertiary structuredisulfide bonds, hydrophobic interactions
quaternary structuremultiple units come together
denatured proteinslose level of structure
nucleic acidsRNA and DNA
DNA
purines
adeninebinds with T or U
guaninebinds with C
pyrimidines
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
exergonic
endergonic
activation energyenzymes reduce this
enzyme
substratechemical an enzyme acts opon
productresult of enzymatic reaction
active siteportion of enzyme that attaches to substrate
coenzymes and cofactors"assist" enzymes
competitive inhibition
noncompetitive inhibition
feedback inhibition
allosteric

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