Biochemistry

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Across
  1. 2. A substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  2. 6. Broken down to provide energy.
  3. 8. (2 words) Region of an enzyme into which a particular substrate fits.
  4. 9. a starting substance in a chemical reaction
  5. 12. (2 words)the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
  6. 15. Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides
  7. 19. A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
  8. 20. (2 words) Building blocks of protein
  9. 22. A molecule that is made up of amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body.
  10. 23. A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages
  11. 24. a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  12. 26. A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins.
  13. 27. Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Down
  1. 1. The molecule upon which an enzyme acts.
  2. 3. (2 words) Measurement system used to indicate acids and bases; runs from 0-14
  3. 4. Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water
  4. 5. A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar
  5. 7. (2 words)A change in which one or more substances are converted into new substances.
  6. 10. A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.
  7. 11. A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
  8. 13. A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
  9. 14. Attraction between molecules of the same substance
  10. 16. The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer.
  11. 17. (2 words) Biological macromolecule that stores genetic information
  12. 18. A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.
  13. 21. A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.
  14. 25. An attraction between molecules of different substances