Biochemistry Vocab I

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Macromolecules in life

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Biomolecules

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Molecule of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; includes sugars and starches.

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Carbohydrates

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Polymer of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

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Proteins

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Polymer of nucleotides; includes DNA & RNA

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nucleic acids

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Includes fats, oils, and waxes

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lipids

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Large carbon-based molecule from monomers

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polymer

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Subunit of a polymer

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Monomer

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Hydrocarbon chain bonded to glycerol in a lipid

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Fatty acid

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Monomer forming DNA/RNA; contains phosphate, sugar, nitrogen base.

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nucleotide

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Molecule making up proteins; contains C, H, O, N, and sometimes S.

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amino acid