molecules crossword

3. potential of hydrogen
5. molecules that combine to form proteins.
7. a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein
8. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
9. able to dissolve other substances.
10. a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
11. fatty acids
13. the sticking together of particles of the same substance.
14. process of adhering to a surface or object.
15. a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
16. sugars, fibers, and starches.

1. a covalent bond formed between two amino acids.
2. naturally occurring chemical compounds that serve as the primary information-carrying molecules in cells
4. made up of monomers
6. the minimum quantity of energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction
12. amino acids, each linked to its neighbor through a covalent peptide bond