Biochemistry Crossword

4. Pancreatic enzyme that digests proteins and actives most pancreatic zymogens
6. Acid-base conjugate pair that resists pH change
10. Enzyme that degrades a triacylglycerol into a free fatty acid and monoacylglycerol
11. Enzyme that catalyzes the attachment of a phosphate group
12. Enzyme that catalyzes the intramolecular shift of a chemical group
13. Gene whose expression contributes to the development of cancer
15. Measure of disorder in a system
17. Conversion of sunlight into chemical energy
18. Set of metabolic reactions that transform fuels into cellular energy
20. Any intramolecular membrane-bound cell component
23. Study of chemical reaction rates
24. Disaccharide of glucose and fructose
26. Hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates fuel storage and protein synthesis
27. Small circular DNA in bacteria
28. Brain protein that can misfold and cause mad cow disease

1. Pancreatic zymogen that is the precursor of trypsin
2. A vitamin that plays a role in carboxylation and decarboxylation reactions
3. Macromolecule composed of amino acids
5. Measure of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution
7. Plant organelle in which photosynthesis occurs
8. A sequence of reactions that convert glucose into pyruvate with the generation of energy
9. G protein that stimulates cell growth and differentiation
14. Small organic molecule required for the activity of many enzymes
16. Dipolar ion
19. Neurological and cardiovascular disorder caused by vitamin B deficiency
21. Foreign substance that generates an immune response in an organism
22. Biological macromolecule that acts as a catalyst for a reaction
24. Matrix of the chloroplast
25. Organic substance required in trace amounts for a number of essential biochemical reactions
27. Enzyme that begins the protein degradation in the stomach