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Biochemistry Vocabulary
element / atom
molecule/ compound
organic molecule
inorganic molecule
polymer
chemical bond: covalent bond
dehydration synthesis
hydrolysis (digestion)
functional groups: carboxyl group & amino group
monomer: subunit
The Four Kinds of Organic Molecules that Make up Living Things:
Carbohydrates: sugars and complex carbohydrates
monosaccharide: simple sugar (glucose, galactose, fructose)
disaccharide (sucrose, maltose, lactose)
polysaccharide: complex carbohydrate (starch, glycogen, cellulose)
Lipids: fats, oils and waxes
glycerol
fatty acids (has a carboxyl group)
saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Proteins: Enzymes, antibodies, hormones, structural proteins, transport proteins
amino acid : peptide
amino group, carboxyl group, radical group
peptide bond
dipeptide
polypeptide : amino acid chain
Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
nucleotide (phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar and nitrogenous base)
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine (bases in DNA)
Adenine, Uracil, Guanine and Cytosine (bases in RNA)
Double helix
Biochemistry Vocabulary
element / atom
molecule/ compound
organic molecule
inorganic molecule
polymer
chemical bond: covalent bond
dehydration synthesis
hydrolysis (digestion)
functional groups: carboxyl group & amino group
monomer: subunit
The Four Kinds of Organic Molecules that Make up Living Things:
Carbohydrates: sugars and complex carbohydrates
monosaccharide: simple sugar (glucose, galactose, fructose)
disaccharide (sucrose, maltose, lactose)
polysaccharide: complex carbohydrate (starch, glycogen, cellulose)
Lipids: fats, oils and waxes
glycerol
fatty acids (has a carboxyl group)
saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Proteins: Enzymes, antibodies, hormones, structural proteins, transport proteins
amino acid : peptide
amino group, carboxyl group, radical group
peptide bond
dipeptide
polypeptide : amino acid chain
Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
nucleotide (phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar and nitrogenous base)
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine (bases in DNA)
Adenine, Uracil, Guanine and Cytosine (bases in RNA)
Double helix
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