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Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life |
| term | page reference |
| 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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