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Elemental composition of protein
What is Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen (CHON)?
The monomer of carbohydrate
What is a monosaccharide?
Elemental composition of carbohydrates
What is Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (CHO)?
The definition of organic chemistry
What is the study of carbon-containing compounds?
Elemental composition of lipids
What is Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (CHO)?
The area on an enzyme where the substrate binds
What is the active site?
Elemental composition of Nucleic Acids
What is Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorous (CHONP)?
A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
What is an enzyme?
The monomer of a protein
What is an amino acid?
The building blocks (subunits) of macromolecules
What are monomers?
The energy required to start a chemical reaction
The monomer of a lipid
What are (three) fatty acids and glycerol?
This type of chemical reaction absorbs energy/heat
What is an endothermic reaction?
The monomer of a nucleic acid
What is a nucleotide?
This type of chemical reactions releases energy/heat
What is an exothermic reaction?
Large molecule made of repeating monomers
What is a polymer?
Model that describes the specific fit between an enzyme and its substrate
What is the lock and key model?
Macromolecule that includes sugars and starches
What is carbohydrate?
Macromolecule that includes oils, waxes, and steroids
What is lipids?
Carbohydrate that is made up of two sugars
What is a disaccharide?
The macromolecule that includes enzymes and foods like chicken and eggs
What is protein?
The impact an enzyme has on chemical reactions
What is lowering the activation energy?
This will occur to an enzyme if it deviates from the optimal conditions (pH range, temperature)
What is denature?
Enzyme-substrate interaction where the enzyme's active site slightly changes shape to bind more effectively
What is induced fit?
The best way to determine if energy was released or absorbed in a chemical reaction
What is measuring the temperature before AND after the chemical reaction?