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Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life


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Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life

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biochemistry 78
organic chemistry 78
solvency 78
hydrophilic 78
hydrophobic 78
hydration sphere 78
cohesion 78
surface tension 78
heat capacity 79
calorie 79
reactivity 79
mineral 79
functional group 81
carboxyl group 81
phosphate group 81
macromolecule 81
polymer 81
monomer 81
polymerization 81
dehydration synthesis 81
hydrolysis 82
carbohydrate 82
monosaccharide 82
glucose 82
fructose 82
galactose 82
disaccharide 83
sucrose 83
lactose 83
maltose 83
glycosidic bond 83
polysaccharide 83
cellulose 83
starch 83
glycogen 84
conjugated 84
glycolipid 84
glycoprotein 84
moiety 84
proteoglycan 85
lipid 85
fatty acid 86
saturated 86
unsaturated 86
polyunsaturated 86
triglyceride 86
glycerol 86
neutral fat 86
lipase 86
phospholipid 86
amphiphilic 86
prostaglandin 87
steroid 87
amino acid 90
peptide 90
peptide bond 90
primary structure 92
secondary structure 92
a helix 92
ß sheet 92
tertiary structure 92
globular protein 92
fibrous protein 92
quarternary structure 92
conformation 93
denaturation 93
prosthetic group 93
ligand 93
enzyme 93
activation energy 94
substrate 94
active site 96
enzyme-substrate specificity 96
induced-fit model 96
enzyme-substrate complex 96
cofactor 97
metabolic pathway 97
allosteric inhibition 98
coenzyme 98
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 100
ATPase 100
phosphorylation 100
glycolysis 101
anaerobic fermentation 101
aerobic respiration 101
guanosine triphosphate (GTP) 101
DNA 101
RNA 101


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