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| molecules containing the element carbon and at least one hydrogen atom. |
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| molecules consisting only of hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to carbon. |
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| Particular Atoms or clusters of atoms covalently bonded to carbon. |
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| any small molecule that is a repeating subunit in a polymer |
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| Large molecule of multiple linked monomers |
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| Organic compounds which have one or more hydroxyl groups (-OH) |
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| a class of proteins that cause metabolic reactions to proceed much faster than they would on their own |
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| type of chemical reaction in which two molecules become covalently bonded as a larger molecule; water often forms as a byproduct. (Enzyme Mediated RXN) |
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| A cleavage reaction; an enzyme splits a molecule then the components of water are attached to the fragments |
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| Functional-Group Transfer |
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| One molecule gives up a functional group entirely, and a different molecule immediately accepts it. (Enzyme Mediated RXN) |
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| One or more electrons stripped form one molecule are donated to another molecule (Enzyme Mediated RXN) |
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| juggling of internal bonds converts one type of organic compound into another. (Enzyme Mediated RXN) |
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| a molecule splits into two smaller ones (Enzyme Mediated RXN) |
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| one of the nonpolar hydrocarbons; fat, oil, wax, sterol, phospholipid, or glycolipid. Cells use as storage forms of energy and building blocks |
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| lipids with one, two, or three fatty acids dangling like tails from a gycerol molecule. |
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| organic comound habing a carboxyl group and a backbone of as many as thirty-six carbon atoms; saturated types have single bonds only; unsaturated types include one or more double covalent bonds |
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| organic comound habing a carboxyl group and a backbone of as many as thirty-six carbon atoms; saturated types have single bonds only; unsaturated types include one or more double covalent bonds |
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