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Which of the biomolecules has the most calories per gram?
Lipids
What types of bonds are made between amino acids?
Peptide
What does glycogenesis do?
Builds glycogen from glucose
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary describe what?
The structural levels of a protein
This hormone releases glucose into the blood stream
glucagon
What types of bonds are made between carbohydrates?
Glycosidic bonds
What does glycogenolysis do?
turns glycogen into glucose
Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine are all in what category?
Essential Amino Acids
This hormone absorbs glucose into the cell
insulin
What are the two big categories of fatty acids?
Saturated and Unsaturated
These reactions break down polymers
Catabolic or hydrolysis
Large molecules, consisting of hundreds or thousands of sugar units
Polysaccharides
Why do we store energy as fat instead of glycogen?
Fat stores more energy per gram than glycogen.
What enzyme is responsible for breaking down starches?
Amylase
These reactions build polymers
Anabolic or Dehydration synthesis
What are the three simple sugars?
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
These act as coenzymes in metabolic reactions
What job do many vitamins have?
How are steroids used in our bodies?
As hormones
How can too much protein or carbohydrates increase the amount of fat in your body?
Excess protein or carbohydrates can be converted into fat for storage.
Where would I find amylopectin?
Starches or polysaccharides