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Biological Molecules Definitions Flashcards

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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A molecule that acts as the energy currency of cells formed from a molecule of ribose, a molecule of adenine and three phosphate groups

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Amino acid

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the monomers containing an amino group (NH2) a carboxyl group (COOH) and a variable R group that make up proteins

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Benedict’s test

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A biochemical test used to test for reducing sugars that produces a different colour based on the amount of reducing sugar present

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Biuret test

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A biochemical test that produces a purple solution in the presence of protein

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Cellulose

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A polysaccharide made of beta glucose monomers that is used as a structural polysaccharide which provides strength to plant cell walls

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Condensation reaction

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A type of reaction that joins two molecules together with the formation of a chemical bond involving the elimination of a molecule of water

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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An information storing molecule made up of deoxyribonucleotide monomers joined by phosphodiester bonds to form a double helix

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Dipeptide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of two amino acids

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Disaccharide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of two monosaccharides

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DNA helicase

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An enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between two DNA strands in the DNA molecule that is going to be replicated

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DNA polymerase

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An enzyme that catalyses the condensation reactions between the new nucleotides in the synthesis of the new DNA strand

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Enzyme

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A protein molecule that acts as a biological catalyst and increases the rate of biochemical reactions

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Glycogen

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A highly branched polysaccharide made of alpha glucose monomers that is used as the main storage of energy in humans and animals

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Glycosidic bond

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A bond between two monosaccharides formed in a condensation reaction

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Heat capacity

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The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance by a specific amount

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking a chemical bond between two molecules involving the use of water molecule

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Induced-fit model

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A model of enzyme action that describes how enzymes undergo subtle conformational changes to better fit the substrate

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Iodine test

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A biochemical test used to test for the presence of starch

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Lactose

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A disaccharide formed by condensation of a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule

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Latent heat

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The amount of energy needed for a substance to change state

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Lipid emulsion test

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A biochemical test that produces a cloudy emulsion when performed on lipids

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Maltose

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A disaccharide formed by condensation of two glucose molecules

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Metabolite

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A molecule formed or used in metabolic reactions

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Monomers

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The smaller units from which larger molecules are made

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Monosaccharide

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The individual sugar monomers from which larger carbohydrates are made

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Phospholipid

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A type of lipid formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol, two molecules of fatty acid and a phosphate group

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Polymers

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Molecules made from a large number of monomers joined together

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Polypeptide

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Molecules formed by the condensation of many amino acids

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Primary structure

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The individual sequence of amino acids in a protein

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Quaternary structure

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A structure only applicable to proteins with multiple polypeptide chains that describes the interactions of different chains

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Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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A relatively short molecule made up of ribonucleotide monomers joined by phosphodiester bonds

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Secondary structure

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The local interactions of the amino acids in the polypeptide chain

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Semi conservative replication

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The production of two daughter DNA molecules from one DNA molecule which both contain one original DNA strand and one newly synthesised strand

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Solvent

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A substance which other solutes are dissolved in

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Starch

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A polysaccharide made of alpha glucose monomers that is used as the main storage of energy in plants

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Sucrose

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A disaccharide formed by condensation of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule

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Tertiary structure

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The way that the whole protein folds to make a three dimensional structure

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Triglyceride

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A type of lipid formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acid

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