Biochemistry
Across
- 5. A polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants.
- 7. The chemistry of carbon compounds is referred to as _____ chemistry.
- 8. A polysaccharide found in animal livers.
- 9. A saturated molecule, like saturated fat, has only_____ bonds.
- 12. An unsaturated fat has double and _____ bonds.
- 15. Three of these plus a glycerol will yield a lipid.
- 18. The covalent bond that forms between amino acids is called a _____ bond.
- 20. A simple, single sugar.
- 22. A molecule that helps to speed up or slow down a chemical reaction.
- 23. Besides temperature, this also affects enzyme activity.
- 25. A macromolecule used for growth and repair
- 28. An element unique to proteins.
- 30. Enzymes that work INSIDE the cell
- 31. Organic compound with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio.
- 32. All enzymes end with ____.
Down
- 1. Molecules composed of hydrogen and carbon
- 2. When one large molecule is broken down into two smaller molecules by adding water.
- 3. An alcohol that joins with three fatty acids to produce lipids.
- 4. A polypeptide is made up of many amino acids _____together.
- 6. Organic catalyst, made of protein.
- 10. A disaccharide found in milk.
- 11. A monosaccharide found in fruit.
- 13. The most common monosaccharide.
- 14. Insoluble in water.
- 16. A polysaccharide found in the seeds of plants
- 17. Disaccharides are also called _____ sugars.
- 19. During dehydration synthesis, _____ is released.
- 21. A characteristic of enzymes
- 24. The building blocks of proteins.
- 26. Enzymes function best at a specific pH and _____.
- 27. A nonprotein molecule that assists an enzyme (ex. vitamin C)
- 29. What an enzyme acts upon.