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Chapter 2 (organic chemistry)
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
05/04/2009

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polysaccharide
Definition
carbs, complex sugar(starch, glycogen)
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phospholipid
Definition
lipid, hydrophillic, hydrophobic
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denaturation
Definition
drastic conformational change, destroys protien function, no turning back, extreme ph/heat
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ligand
Definition
molecule that reversibly binds to a protein
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enzyme
Definition
catalysts, rapid reaction, unchanged, particular substrate
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substrate
Definition
substance enzymes act on
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active site
Definition
specific for a particular substrate
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cofactor
Definition
aid enzymes, non protien
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coenzyme
Definition
aid enzymes, organic, b-vitamin, derive from water-soluble vitamin
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ATP
Definition
high energy bonds, glycolysis
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kinase
Definition
enzymes that phosphorylate
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anaerobic fermentation
Definition
no oxygen, pyruvic=lactic, no ATP
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aerobic respiration
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oxygen, pyruvic consumed, kreb & electron transport chain
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cAMP
Definition
important 2nd messenger in cell communication
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amylase
Definition
digest amylose
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