Module 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. when 2 or more peptides in their tertiary structure are bonded together they form the _____ of a protein (2 words)
- 8. a large molecule composed of similar units bonded together
- 9. a covalent bond between two amino acids (2 words)
- 11. a positively charged ion
- 12. a polymer of 2 or more amino acids
- 14. a negatively charged ion
- 15. a molecule that participates in a chemical reaction involving an enzyme
- 16. energy related to the motion of an atom or molecule (2 words)
- 20. any molecule that binds to a protein
- 21. _____ molecules are attracted by water
- 24. a process in which molecules react to form new molecules with different compositions (2 words)
- 25. a measure of the mean kinetic energy of a system
- 26. a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed by that reaction
- 27. a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction by reducing the energy needed for the reaction to occur
Down
- 1. hydrogen bonding between r-groups forms the _______ of a protein (2 words)
- 2. a bond with unequal sharing of electrons, giving one atom a partial positive charge and the other a partial negative charge (3 words)
- 3. a weak attraction between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and an atom with a partial negative charge in another molecule (2 words)
- 5. _____ molecules are repelled by water
- 6. a region of an enzyme that binds a substrate during a reaction (2 words)
- 7. the ability of a protein to bind a specific type of molecule (2 words)
- 8. ______ of a protein is the sequence of amino acids in a peptide (2 words)
- 10. one or more secondary structures connected by hydrogen, ionic, or covalent bonds forms the _____ structre of a protein(2 words)
- 13. a large molecule composed of one or more peptides folded into a complex structure
- 17. a bond with equal sharing of electrons (3 words)
- 18. a region of an enzyme that binds a ligand which is not a substrate (2 words)
- 19. when one atom lends an electron to another atom, resulting in the now negatively and positively charged atoms being attracted to each other (2 words)
- 22. a small molecule that bonds to similar molecules to form a polymer
- 23. the likelihood that two molecules will interact, stemming from the electrical properties of their atoms (2 words)