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The basic building blocks of proteins
What are Amnio Acids
Another word for fats
What is lipids
DNA stands for
Simple sugars
What are monosaccharides
What are genes
These bonds hold proteins together
What are peptide bonds
This type of fatty acid has no double bonds, is straight and is all single bonds.
What is a saturated fatty acid
Bonds that link nucleotides together
What are phosphodiester linkages
Lactose, maltose, sucrose
What are disaccharides
Pentose
What is a 5 carbon sugar
This is the process by which proteins are broken down by heat
What is denature
What are triglycerides
The nucleotide bases of RNA
The bonds that hold monosaccharides together
What are glycosidic linkages (bonds)
Differ in how their atoms are joined together
What are structural isomers
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
These two steroids are found in humans and are considered a fat
What are estrogen and testosterone
The replicated DNA strand of:
5’-AGCCTTAAG-3’
What is 3’-TCGGAATTC-5’
One difference between an what makes oligosaccharide and a polysaccharide
What is oligosaccharides 3-10 monosaccharides and polysaccharides >10 monosaccharides
Tanning lotions with low SPF will have ________ in them to absorb more light
What are carotenoids
What protein helps other proteins fold
What is a chaperone protein
This type of lipid is unique. It is found in our cell membrane. It is unique because it has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail.
What is phospholipid
Central Dogma
What is DNA to RNA (transcription), RNA to protein (translation).
Humans are unable to break down this type of polysaccharide because we lack the enzymes to break down β linkages
What is cellulose
This macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane
What are lipids