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Biology
Chapter 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2014

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Methane
Definition
Four single bonds to another atom
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Ethane
Definition
More than one group of tetrahedral group of single-bonded atoms
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Ethene
Definition
Two carbon atoms are joined by a double bond, all attached on the same plane
Term
Hydrocarbons
Definition
Molecules consisting of one Carbon and one Hydrogen
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Isomer
Definition
Variation in the architecture of organic molecules can be seen
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Structural Isomers
Definition
Differ in the covalent arrangement of their atoms
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Geometric Isomers
Definition
Cis and trans
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Cis
Definition
Same side
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Trans
Definition
Different side, causes variation
Term
Enantiomers Isotopes
Definition
Mirror image molecules
Term
Hydroxyl
Definition
Carbon bonded to OH
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Carbonyl
Definition
Carbon double bonded to O
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Carboxyl
Definition
Carbon double bonded to O and single bonded to OH
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Amino
Definition
Nitrogen atom connected to hydrogen
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Sulfhydryl
Definition
Sulfer atom bonded to an atom of hydrogen
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Phosphate
Definition
Phosphorate atom bonded to four oxygen atoms
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Methyl
Definition
Carbon bonded to three hydrogens
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Functional Groups
Definition
Small organic molecules with great biochemical effects
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Aldahydes
Definition
Carbonyl on the end of a molecule
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Ketones
Definition
Carbonyl with a molecule in the middle
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