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26 Cards in this Set
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Properties of carbon |
versatile, can bond with most anything |
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Polar molecules |
net positive and negative charge |
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non-polar molecules |
have no net positive or negative charge |
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electronegativity |
tendency of an atom to attract electrons |
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isomer |
substance of the same molecular formula with a different structure |
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enatiomer |
mirror image of molecular structure |
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chirality |
carbon with a bond of four molecules in a mirror image of sister substance |
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dehydration reaction |
loss of water to create product |
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hydrolysis |
addition of water to create product (molecules separate) |
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monosaccharide |
simple sugars, used as building blocks for larger molecules |
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disaccharide |
two monosaccharides |
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polysaccharide |
chain of more than two monosaccharides |
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alpha glycosidic bonds |
bonds that bind down |
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beta glycosidic bonds |
bonds the bind up |
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triglyceride |
glycerol and phosphate base with three fatty acid tails (store energy) |
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hydroxyl group |
hydrogen and oxygen group |
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phospholipids |
Phosphorous head, lipids with polar and nonpolar tail that make up cell membranes |
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triglyceride structure |
three fatty acid tails, carbon chains |
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unsaturated fat |
liquid at room temperature, double hydrogen bonds |
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function of triglycerides |
needed for energy storage, most common form of fat in foods/and in body |
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amino acids |
core carboxyl group, R attached that identifies the function of the protein |
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peptide bonds |
connect amino acids, formed by dehydration reactions |
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primary structure |
polypetides |
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secondary |
polypeptides form beta sheet and helixes |
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tertiary |
beta and alpha sheets interacts through different bridges (disulphide bridge is the only hydrogen bond) |
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quarternary |
two complete proteins form noncovalent bonds to perform specific jobs |
