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20 Cards in this Set
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Linear polymers of 20 different amino acids
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protein
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Peptide Bond
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The covalent bond that links amino acids together
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Long, unbranched chains of amino acids
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Polypeptides
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Substrate
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(reactant) a molecule that will undergo a reaction
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Region of the enzyme that binds to the substrate
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Active site
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Enzyme function is affected by its
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environment
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Factors that can change an enzymes 3-dimensional shape can change its function-factors are
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pH and temperature
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A change in tertiary or quaternary structure that makes the enzyme nonfunctional
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Denaturation
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Nucleic Acids
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Information molecules
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Deoxyribonulceic acid
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DNA
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Ribonucleic acid
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RNA
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Nucleic acids are composed of subunits called
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nucleotides
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DNA sugar
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deoxyribose
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DNA
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Double-stranded
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RNA sugar
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Ribose
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RNA
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single-standed
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ATP
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adenosine triphosphate
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ATP structure
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Ribose, a 5 carbon sugar. Adenine. 3 phosphate groups
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ATP stores energy in the bonds between
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phosphate groups
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phosphates are
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highly negative, therefore repel each other
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