Biochemistry Puzzle
Across
- 4. Enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen
- 8. Major structural protein in connective tissues
- 10. Enzyme that breaks down starches into sugars
- 11. The smallest amino acid
- 12. Major component of cell membranes
- 14. A component of ATP, RNA, and DNA
- 16. Electron carriers in the electron transport chain
- 18. The process of generating glucose from non-carbohydrate sources
- 19. Hormone that lowers blood glucose levels
Down
- 1. End product of glycolysis
- 2. Storage form of glucose in animals
- 3. The process of breaking down glucose to pyruvate
- 4. Precursor of steroid hormones and bile acids
- 5. Electron carrier produced in the Krebs cycle
- 6. Digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach
- 7. Site of protein synthesis
- 9. Electron carrier generated in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
- 13. Enzyme that breaks down fats
- 15. Energy currency of the cell
- 17. Enzyme that phosphorylates glucose in the first step of glycolysis