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1A Chemistry For Biologist Flashcards

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Anion

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A negative ion

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Cation

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A positive ion

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Ionic bond

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Bonds formed when atoms give or receive electrons they result in charged particles called ions

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Covalent bond

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Bonds formed when atoms share electrons ; covalent molecules may be polar if electrons are not shared equally

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Dipole

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The separation of charge in a molecule when the electrons in covalent bonds are not evenly shared

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Polar molecule

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A molecule containing a dipole

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Dissociation

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Splitting of a molecule into smaller molecules , atoms or ions especially by a reversible process

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Hydrogen bonds

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Weak electrostatic intermolecular bonds formed between polar molecule containing at least one hydrogen atoms

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Monomer

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A small molecule that is a single unit of larger molecule called a polymer

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Polymer

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A long chain of molecule made up of many smaller repeating monomers unit joined together by a chemical bonds

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Macromolecule

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A very large molecule often formed by polymerisation

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Starch

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A long chain polymer formed of glucose monomers

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Sucrose

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a sweet tasting disaccharide formed by joining of glucose and fructose by a 1,4-glycosidic bond

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Monosaccharides

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A single sugar molecule

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Disaccharide

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A sugar made up of two monosaccharides units joined by glycosidic bond formed in a condensation reaction

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Polysaccharide

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A polymer consisting of long chain of monosaccharides units joined by glycosidic bond

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Triode sugar

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A sugar with 3 carbon atoms

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Pentode sugar

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A sugar with 5 carbon atoms

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Ribose

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A pentode sugar that is part of structure of RNA

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Deoxyribose

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A pentode sugar that is a part of the structure of DNA

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Deoxyribosnucleic acid (DNA)

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Nuclei acid that is the genetic material in many organism

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Ribonucleic acid RNA)

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A nuclei acid which is the genetic material in some organism and is involved in protein synthesis

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Hexose sugar

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Sugar with 6 carbon atoms

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Isomers

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Molecules that have the same chemical formula but different molecular formula

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Condensation reaction

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A reaction in which a molecule of water is removed from reacting molecules as a bond is formed between them

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Glycosidic bond

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A covelent bond formed between two monosaccharides in a condensation reaction which can be broken down by hydrolysis reaction to release monosaccharides units

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Reducing sugar

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Sugar that reacts with blue Benedict solution and reduce copper (ii) ions to copper (I) ions-giving brick red precipitate

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Non reducing sugars

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Sugars don’t react with Benedict solution

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Oliogosaccharides

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Molecules with between 3 and 10 monosaccharides units

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Hydrolysis

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A reaction in which bonds are broken by the addition of a molecule of water

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ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate the molecule that acts as universal energy supply molecule in all cells

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Amylose

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A complex carbohydrate containing only alpha glucose monomers joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds so the molecules form long unbranched chains

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Amylopectin

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A complex carbohydrate made up of alpha glucose monomers joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds with some 1,6 glycosidic bonds so the molecules branch repeatedly

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Glycogen

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A complex carbohydrate with many alpha glucose units joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds with many 1,6 glycosidic bonds giving it many side branches

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Lipids

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A large family of organic molecules that are important in cell membrane and as an energy store in many organisms; they include triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids

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Fatty acids

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Organic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain

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Glycerol

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Propane- 1,2,3 -triol an important component of triglycerides

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Ester bonds

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Bonds formed in a condensation reaction between the carbonyl group (-COOH) of a fatty acid and one of the hydroxyl groups (-OH) of glycerol

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Saturated fatty acid

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a fatty acid in which each carbon atom is joined to the one next to it in the hydrocarbon chain by a single covalent bond

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Unsaturated fatty acid

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A fatty acid in which the Caron atoms in the hydrocarbon chain have one or more double covalent bonds in them

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Monounsaturated fatty acid

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A fatty acid with only one double covalent bond between carbon atoms in the hydrogen chain

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Polyunsaturated fatty acid

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A fatty acid with two or more double covalent bond between carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain

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Esterification

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The process by which ester bonds are made

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Haemoglobin

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A red pigment that carries oxygen and gives the erythrocytes their colour

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Amino acids

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The building blocks of protein consisting of an amino group (NH2) and carbonyl group (-COOH) attached to a carbon atom and an R atom that varies between amino acid

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Peptide bond

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The bond formed by condensation reactions amino acid

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Dipeptide

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Two amino acid joined by a peptide bond

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Polypeptide

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Long chain of amino acid joined by peptide bonds

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Disulfide bond

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A strong covalent bond produced by an oxidation reaction between sulfur groups in cysteine or methionine molecules which are close together which are close together in the structure of a polypeptide

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Fibrous protein

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Protein that have long parallel polypeptide chains with occasional cross linkage that produce fibres they have little tertiary structure

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Denaturation

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The loss of the 3D shape of protein (eg caused by changes in temperature or pH)

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Collagen

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A strong fibrous protein with a triple helix structure

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Globular protein

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Large protein with complex tertiary and sometimes quaternary structure , folded into spherical (globular) shape

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Hydrophobic

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A substance that tends to repel water and that will not mix with or dissolve in water

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Hydrophilic

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A substance with an affinity for water that will readily dissolve in or mix with water

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Colloid

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A suspension of molecule that are not fully dissolved

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Prosthetic group

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The molecule incorporated in a conjugated protein

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Conjugated protein

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Protein molecules joined with or conjugated to another molecule called a prosthetic group

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Lipoproteins

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Conjugated protein with a lipid prosthetic group

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Glycoproteins

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Conjugated protein with a carbohydrates prosthetic group

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Protease

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Protein digesting enzyme

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