Across
- 3. 2 words the ability of an enzyme to bind only one substrate or a limited range of related substrates
- 5. 2 words a triglyceride neither acidic nor basic
- 9. a glucose polymer synthesized be liver, muscle, uterine, and vaginal cells that serves as an energy storage polysaccharide
- 10. a lipid molecule that consists of four interconnected carbon rings, cholesterol and several of its derivatives
- 14. a chemical that reduces the surface tension of water and enables it to penetrate other substances more effectively such as pulmonary surfactant and bile salts
- 15. any chemical produced by metabolism
- 16. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a triglyceride into fatty acids and glycerol
- 18. a protein that functions as a catalyst
- 20. The clinging of identical molecules such as water to each other
- 21. pertaining to molecules that attract water or dissolve in it because of their polar nature
- 22. a series of anaerobic oxidation reactions that break glucose into two molecules of pyruvic acid and produce a small amount of ATP
- 25. pertaining to compounds of carbon
Down
- 1. one of the identical or similar subunits of a larger molecule in the dimer to polymer range, for example, glucose is one of these of starch
- 2. a chemical that is acted upon and changed by an enzyme
- 4. any chain of two or more amino acids
- 6. a protein molecule with a smaller carbohydrate covalently bonded to it, found in mucous and the glycocalyx of cells for example
- 7. a hormone which helps regulate blood sugar
- 8. a state in which one organic compound is bound to another compound of a different class, such as a protein with a carbohydrate
- 11. a disaccharide composed of two glucose monomers derived from malt
- 12. 2 words the region of a protein that binds to a ligand, such as the substrate-binding site of an enzyme
- 13. 2 words one of the structural subunits of triglycerides and phospholipids
- 17. 2 words small organic molecules with an amino group and a carboxyl group, the monomers of which proteins are composed
- 19. a chemically distinct subunit of a macromolecule, such as the heme and globin moeities of hemoglobin or the lipid and carbohydrate moeities of a glycolipid
- 23. 2 words a small organic acid produced as an end product of the anaerobic fermentation of pyruvic acid, a contributing factor to muscle fatigue
- 24. a metal ion that binds to an enzyme and activates its catalytic function
- 26. a viscous three carbon alcohol that forms the structural backbone of triglyceride and phospholipid molecules