100 Molecules

Question 1

Galactose

Answer 1

(Bio-molecule)

Inverted H-OH from Glucose: is a monosaccharide sugar less sweet than glucose and fructose.

Question 2

Glucose

Answer 2

C6H12O6:

(Bio-molecule)

Glucose circulates in blood of animals as blood sugar. Made during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide using energy from sunlight.

Question 3

Creatine

Answer 3

C4H9N3O2

(Bio-molecule)

Nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates. Its main role is to facilitate recycling of adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell, primarily in muscle and brain tissue.

Question 4

Napthalene

Answer 4

(Aromatics)

C10H8

an organic compound, is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor.

Question 5

Phenol

Answer 5

(Aromatics)

C6H5OH

Also known as carbolic acid, White crystalline solid that is volatile. Phenyl group bonded to a hydroxyl group.

Question 6

Testosterone

Answer 6

(Biomolecule)

C19H28O2

Naturally occuring steroid hormone.

Question 7

Estrogen

Answer 7

Primary female sex hormone. Responsible for development and regulation of female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

Question 8

Progesterone

Answer 8

(Biomolecule)

C21H30O2

Endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

Crucial metabolic intermediate in the production of other endogenous steroids.

Plays important role as a neurosteroid.

Question 9

Cholesterol

Answer 9

(Biomolecule)

C27H46O

Is a sterol modified steroid, a type of lipid molecule, and is biosynthesized by all animal cells, essential component of all animal cell membranes.

Essential to maintain membrane structural integrity and fluidity. Allows animal cells to change shape

SERVES AS THE PRECURSOR TO BIOSYNTHESIS OF STEROID HORMONES, BILE ACID, AND VITAMIN D

Question 10

Urea

Answer 10

(Biomolecule)

CH4N2O

This amide has two NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group.

Serves important role in metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is main nitrogen containing substance in the urine of mammals.

Body uses it in Nitrogen excretion.

Used widely in fertilizers as a source of nitrogen.

Question 11

Histamine

Answer 11

(Biomolecule)

C5H9N3

Organic nitrogenous compound involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter for hte brain, spinal cord and uterus.

Question 12

Chlorophyll

Answer 12

C55H72O5N4Mg

Any of several closely related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants.

Question 13

Sodium dodecylbenzen esulfonate

Answer 13

C18H29NaO3S

colourless salts with useful properties as surfactants.

Question 14

Nepetalacton

Answer 14

C10H14O2

Isolated from plant catnip, bicyclic monoterpenoid, a 10 carbon compound derived from isoprene with 2 fused rings: a cyclopentane and a lactone

Question 15

methyl cyanoacrylate

Answer 15

C5H5NO2

contains several functional groups, a methyl ester, a nitrile, and an alkene.

A colorless liquid with low viscosity. Used in GLUE.

Question 16

Acetone

Answer 16

(CH3)2CO,

Colorless, volatile, flammable liquid.

Simplest Ketone

Question 17

PABA (Aminobenzoic acid)

Answer 17

C7H7NO2

white solid, slightly soluble in water. Consists of a benzene ring substituted with amino and a carboxyl groups.

Question 18

DEET (Diethyl-meta-toluamide)

Answer 18

C12H17NO

most common active ingredient in insect repellents.

Question 19

Nylon

Answer 19

(Polymer)

Elastic synthetic polymer with a proteinlike chemical structure.

Question 20

PVC (Polyvinylchloride

Answer 20

synthetic plastic polymer.

Question 21

Serotonin

Answer 21

(Brain)

C10H12N2O

monoamine neurotransmitter.

Question 22

Dopamine

Answer 22

An amine synthesized by removing a carboxyl group from a molecule of its precursor chemical L-DOPA

Question 23

Nicotine

Answer 23

(Brain)

potent parasympathomimetic stimulant. An alkaloid found in nightshade family of plants.

Functions as an antiherbivore chemical .

Used as insecticide in the past.

Question 24

Anandamide

Answer 24

C22H37NO2

AEA, is a fatty acid neurotransmitter derived from the non-oxidative metabolism of ……

Question 25

ferocine

Answer 25

(Organometallic)

C10H10Fe

organometallic compound it is prototypical metallocene, a type of organometallic chemical compound consisting of two cyclopentadienyl rings bound on opposite sides of a central metal.

Question 26

Quinine

Answer 26

(Medicines)

C20H24N2O2

Used to treat Malaria and babesiosis.

First isolated from the bark of a cinchona tree.

Question 27

Lipitor

Answer 27

C33H35FN2O5

Under the drug class Statins, used primarily as a lipid-lowering agent and for prevention of events associated with cardiovascular disease.

Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme found in liver tissue that plays a role in the production of cholesterol in the body.

Question 28

Viagra

Answer 28

(Medicine)

C22H30N6O4S

Question 29

Tamiflu

Answer 29

(Medicine)

antiviral medication used to treat and prevent Influenza A and B.

Question 30

Erythromycin

Answer 30

C37H67NO13

Antibiotic useful for treatment of bacterial infections, respiratory tract infections, skin infections, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, syphillis, may also be used during pregnancy.

Question 31

Taxol

Answer 31

Chemotherapy

Question 32

Acetominophen

Answer 32

Paracetamol

Question 33

Streptomycin

Answer 33

Antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections: including tuberculosis,

Question 34

Warfarin

Answer 34

Blood Thinner

Question 35

Prozac

Answer 35

Antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Treats depression and OCD

Question 36

Acetylene

Answer 36

Acetylene: C2H2;

used as a fuel and chemical building block

Question 37

Bisphenol

Answer 37

two hydroxyphenyl functionalities.

Can accumulate in matrices, it is found in a lot of plastics, and when heated it is separated. Do not use plastic bottles or heat plastic in the microwave.

Question 38

artemisinin

Answer 38

C15-H22-O5

Used against Malaria;

Contains a unique Peroxide Bridge.