Biochemistry Flashcards
(20 cards)
Inorganic
Not from a living thing
MARISA SCHOTT
MARISA SCHOTT
Solvent
What the solute dissolves in
Organic
From a living thing
Adhesion
Molecules that stick to other molecules
Solution
A liquid solution where the solute and solvent are equal
Solute
What is dissolved in the solvent
Cohesion
A molecule that sticks to itself
Carbohydrate
What gives the body energy
Is a macromolecule
The sub unit is simple sugars/monosaccharide
Lipid
A macromolecule
Fats
The sub units are 1 glycerol+3 fatty acids
Protein
A macromolecule
Repairs muscles and bones
The subunit is amino acids
Nucleic acid
A macromolecule
(DNA,RNA)
The subunits are nucleotides
NA stands for nucleic acid
Catalyst
A substance that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction without entering a reaction itself
Enzymes,heat
Enzymes
Organic catalysts made of protein
Most end with ase
Active site
The pocket of the enzyme where the substrate fits
Key and lock
Lock and key model
A model that shows that a specific enzyme fits in a specific substrate
Enzyme substrate complex
How the enzyme breaks down the substrate
pH scale
A scale that shows how acidic or basic a substance is
Denature
When a enzyme loses shape and cannot work anymore
Happens when the temperature gets too high
Substrate
What the enzyme breaks down
