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amino acid |
An organic molecule possessing both a carboxyl and an amino group. Amino acids serve as the monomers of polypeptides. |
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disaccharide
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It is formed when a dehydration reaction joins 2 monosaccharides. |
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functional group
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The components of organic molecules that are most commonly involved in chemicals. |
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hydrocarbon
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An organic molecule consistingonly of carbon and hydrogen. |
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lipid
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Any of a group of large biologicalmolecules, including fats, phospholipids, andsteroids, that mix poorly, if at all, with water.
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sucrose
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Combination of gylocis and fruitose. it is a diasaccharide |
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glucose |
a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates. |
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hydrolysis
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Polymers disassembled to monomers a reaction that is essentially the reverse of dehydration. |
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monomer
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Small building blocks of polymers. |
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nucleic acid
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A polymer (polynucle-otide) consisting of many nucleotide mono-mers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and,through the actions of proteins, for all cellularactivities. The two types are DNA and RNA.
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carbohydrate
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Sugars and the polymers of sugar that their macromolecules are polysaccharides, polymers composed of many sugar building blocks (ex Starch, cellulose, glycogen). It serves as the fuel and building material. |
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condesation reaction
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Two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule. |
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nucleotide
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The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and one or more phosphate groups. |
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isomer
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One of several compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and therefore different properties. |
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monosaccharide
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The simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. |
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polymer
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A long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks |
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