enzymes
binds an enzyme
what is substrate
building blocks of proteins
what are amino acids
building blocks of nucleic acids
what are nucleotides
building blocks of carbohydrates
saccharides
building blocks of lipids
what are fatty acids
ph, temperature, activator and inhibitor
what are things that influence enzyme activity
primary structure of proteins
what is sequence of amino acids
secondary structure of nucleic acids
what is double helix
carbonyl group on END of saccharide
what is aldehyde
the 3 types of lipids
what an enzyme can not do
what is making a non-spontaneous reaction spontaneous
this part varies among amino acids leading to variation in shape and function
the part that varies among nucleotides
2 functions of carbohydrates
structure and energy
hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
what is amphipathic or phospholipid
location of binding on enzyme
what is active site
bonds between amino acids
what are peptide bonds
bonds between nucleotides
what are phosphodiesterase bond
bonds between saccharides
glycosidic linkage
nonpolar C-H cannot attract O- or H+
Why lipids are insoluble in water
ways an enzyme will work
what is lowering activation energy and/or bringing substrates together
tertiary structure of proteins
what is 3D structure
tertiary structure of DNA
what are supercoils
what is spatial arrangement
bond joining head and tail
what is ester linkage