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Organic Chemistry Vocabulary 1. polymer molecule made of many similar, repeating units called monomers 2. carbon the central element of organic molecules, such as proteins or lipids 3. organic made of carbon, hydrogen, and usually oxygen 4. inorganic NOT made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen 5. monosaccharide monomer of carbohydrate; also called simple sugars 6. disaccharide a carbohydrate made of 2 simple sugars 7. polysaccharide a carbohydrate made of many simple sugars; also called a complex carbohydrate 8. starch polysaccharide found in potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. 9. cellulose polysaccharide found in plant cell walls (a structural carbohydrate) 10. glycogen polysaccharide used for energy storage in animals 11. glycerol one of two monomers for a lipid 12. fatty acid one of two monomers for a lipid 13. amino acid monomer of a protein 14. peptide bond attach amino acids to each other 15. enzyme a protein that speeds up a specific chemical reaction 16. nucleotide monomer of a nucleic acid 17. catalyst any molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction 18. substrate the substance on which an enzyme works 19. active site area on an enzyme which connects to the substrate(s) 20. carbohydrate an organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio; used mainly for short-term energy storage 21. lipid an organic molecule used for many different purposes, such as long-term energy storage and water-proofing 22. protein an organic molecule that is made up of amino acids; function include building structure and acting as enzymes or antibodies 23. nucleic acid Examples of this organic molecule are DNA, RNA, and ATP.
