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| The covalent bond between the carboxyl group and the amino group on another formed by a dehydration reaction. |
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| A biologically functional molecule molecule consisting of one or more polypeptides folded and coiled into specific 3D structures. |
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| The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a 5-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and one or more phosphate groups. |
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| A lipid made up of a glycerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group. The hydrocarbon chains of the fatty acids act as non polar, hydrophobic tails and the rest of the body acts as a hydrophilic polar head. The form bilayers that act as biological membranes. |
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| A lipid consisting of three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule; also called a fat or triglyceride. |
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| A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together by covalent bonds. |
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| The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer |
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| A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction. |
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| A compound of two or more amino acids where the alpha carboxyl group of one is bound to the alpha amino group of another |
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Not a precise term. Refers to any molecule in which two parts are joined through a phosphate group.
Examples are found in rNA, dNA, phospholipids, cyclic nucleotides, nucleotide diphosphates and triphosphates. |
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| Having no affinity for water. |
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| Having an affinity for water |
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| Having both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region |
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| The level of protein structure referring to a specific linear sequence of amino acids |
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| Regions of repeative coiling or folding of the polypeptide backbone of a protein due to hydrogen bonding between constituents of the backbone. |
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| The overall shape of a protein molecule due to interactions of amino acid side chains, including hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and disulfide bridges. |
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| The particular shape of a complex, aggregate protein, defined by the characteristic 3D arrangement of its constituent sub-units, each a polypeptide. |
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