Across
- 1. a carboxylic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group
- 4. proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions
- 7. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
- 9. soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
- 10. a molecule that binds to an enzyme and blocks its activity
- 12. organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
- 13. a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction
- 14. chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1
- 15. chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8
Down
- 2. organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid
- 3. nonmetallic element of Group 15 [Va] of the periodic table
- 5. the main sugar found in your blood
- 6. energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.
- 8. a naturally occurring, extremely complex substance that consists of amino acid
- 11. a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules