Chemistry
Across
- 1. Enzyme names usually end in these three letters
- 5. Compounds that contain carbon; found in living things
- 6. Protein that transports oxygen in the blood
- 10. Main component of plant cell walls
- 13. Lipids include oils, waxes, steroids & these
- 14. Protein hormone that diabetics lack
- 17. Enzyme activity is affected by pH & _____
- 19. If enzymes get too hot they do this
- 20. Protein that catalyzed biochemical reactions
- 21. Plants make sugars through this process
- 23. The space on the enzyme where the substrate fits (2 words)
- 24. The molecule on which the enzyme acts
Down
- 2. Plants store extra sugar as this molecule
- 3. Chemical signals that travel in the blood
- 4. Enzymes are very specific, like a lock and ___
- 7. Animals store extra sugar as this molecule
- 8. Nucleic acids are polymers of these
- 9. There are made up of glycerol + 3 fatty acids
- 11. Proteins that protect your body against infections
- 12. Names of these typically end in "-ose"
- 15. Main component of cell membranes
- 16. Main source of energy in living things
- 18. Enzymes lower the amount of ______ needed to break down substrates
- 21. Polymers of amino acids
- 22. Nucleic acids store & transmit this kind of information