prefixes and suffixes
prefix that means many
poly, oligo
The term for single sugar molecules.
What are monosaccharides?
Not a biological molecule but is needed in the diet to keep bowels moving
fiber
the type of biological molecule that an enzyme is
protein
Another term for an enzyme.
What is a catalyst?
suffix that means sugar
ose or ide
reagent to test for proteins
biuret
this term describes the type of molecules needed for life
Biological
The substance an enzyme attaches to
What is a substrate?
Proteins that act as biological catalysts.
What are enzymes?
suffix that means protein
-ine
Process needed to get color change for a sugar
heat
carbohydrates break down into
sugars
The substances that are released by an enzyme once it has done its job.
What are products?
The function of enzymes
to speed up reactions
suffix that means the study of
-ology
type of foods that have starch
foods grown from plants
primary molecule used for energy
glucose
What is a reactant
what you start with
The part of the enzyme where a substrate attaches.
What is the active site?
prefix that means life
Bio
The type of fatty acids that do not contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible and are typically liquid at room temperature.
What are unsaturated fatty acids?
The term describing when the 3D structure of a protein is destroyed.
What is denature?
The amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction.
What is activation energy?
2 conditions that are known to commonly affect the activity of an enzyme.
What are pH, temperature