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| Chain of linked amino acids. |
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| Minimum amount of energy required to trigger a chemical rection. |
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| Region of an enzyme into which a particular substrate fits. |
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| Specialized protein that catalyzes the chemical reactions of a cell. |
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| Specific reactant acted on by an enzyme. |
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| Loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor. |
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| Group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules. |
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| Non-carbon based molecule. |
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| Agent that speeds up chemical reactions. |
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| Monomer that makes up proteins;contains carboxyl and amino functional groups. |
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| Organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms. |
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| Polymer constructed from a set of 20 amino acid monomers. |
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| Organic compound made of sugar molecules. |
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Attracts water molecules.
Hydro=water Philic=loving |
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| Long chain of small molecular units (monomers). |
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Avoids water molecules.
Hydro=water Phobic=avoiding |
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| Small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule. |
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| Fat with less than the maximum number of hydrogen in one or more of its fatty acid chains. |
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| Lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings. |
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| Organic compound consisting of three carbon backbone attached to three fatty acids. |
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| One of a class of water avoiding compounds. |
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| Steroid molecule present in the plasma membranes of animal cells. |
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| Fat in which all three fatty acid chains contain the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms. |
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| Polysaccharide in animal cells that consist of many glucose monomers. |
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| Long polymer chain made up of simple sugar monomers. |
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| Sugar with two monosaccharides. |
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| Polysaccharide made of glucose monomers that reinsforce plant cell walls. |
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| Sugar containing one sugar unit. |
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| Polysaccharide in plant cells that consists entirely of glucose monomers. |
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