Fatty Acids
A single bond and has a lower melting point, commonly found in oil
What is a saturated fatty acid?
Fructose is an example
What is a monosaccharide?
20 different types of ______
What are amino acids?
Consequence of lipids blocking coronary arteries
What is Coronary Heart Disease/Thrombosis?
What is Insulin?
Two hydrogen atoms adjacent to be double bond which are on the same side of the chain
What is a Cis-fatty acid?
Glucose and Fructose are the products of
What is Sucrose?
A short chain of amino acids
What are peptides?
Energy storage of glucose in plants
What is starch?
Glycoprotein that circulates in the blood and forms a mesh over an injured site
One glycerol molecule and three fatty acids
What is triglyceride
Process by which monosaccharides are linked together.
What is condensation?
Chemical bond between two molecules when the carboxyl group reacts with an amino acid from another molecule.
What is a Peptide Bond?
Long term energy storage in living organisms
What is lipids
3 polypeptide, structural protein which provides strength and structure
What is collagen?
Linear, long missing some hydrogen atoms
What is polyunsaturated fatty acids?
The chemical breakdown of a compound due to a reaction with water. Used to break disaccharides and polysaccharides into monosaccharides.
What is hydrolysis?
Protein consisting of four polypeptides
What is hemoglobin?
Made up of un-branched chains of Beta-glucose molecules
What is cellulose?
Structure of protein is altered and can no longer function properly
What is denaturation?
Any class or organic compounds that are fatty acids or there derivatives. Insoluble in water.
What are lipids?
Consists of multiple monomers linked together
what are polymers?
All the proteins produced by a cell, tissue or organism
What is a proteome
Implications and limitations
What is evaluation?
Pigment, sensitive to light, which is found in the rods of retina
What is Rhodopsin?