Across
- 2. particles that, are too big to be dissolved in a solution
- 4. inherited from parents; stores genetic information.
- 7. lipid whose function is determined by a chemical group attached to it.
- 9. contains a carboxyl group and an R group.
- 11. when an enzyme is regulated because a molecule binds to a site other than the active site.
- 12. both complex and simple sugars are part of this type of complex molecule.
- 13. the place where the reactant binds to on an enzyme during a chemical reaction.
- 14. the most common simple sugar.
- 15. chain of non-polar fatty acid and/or alcohol.
Down
- 1. large molecule not considered true polymers; usually hydrophobic.
- 2. the beta structure of glucose, forming this glucose monomer, the most plentiful organic compound on Earth.
- 3. the chemical group in a steroid that determines the steroid's function by affecting its shape.
- 5. made up of polypeptides and amino acids
- 6. from the greek word sugar.
- 7. another term for reactant in a chemical reaction.
- 8. protein which speeds up a reaction process.
- 10. DNA belongs to this group of compounds.