monomer
the smaller units from which larger molecules are made
polymer
molecules are made from a large number of monomers joined together
disaccharide
formed by the condensation of two monosaccharides
held together by a glycosidic bond
e.g: maltose, sucrose, lactose
monosaccharide
monomers from which larger carbohydrates are made
e.g: glucose, fructose, galactose
polysaccharide
formed by the condensation of many glucose units
held by glycosidic bonds
e.g: starch, glycogen, cellulose
cellulose
polysaccharide in plant cell walls
formed by the condensation of beta glucose monomers
condensation reaction
a reaction that joins two molecules togethers
with the formation of a chemical bond
involves the elimination of a molecule of water
glycogen
polysaccharide in animals
formed by the condensation of alpha glucose monomers
starch
polysaccharide in plants
formed by the condensation of alpha glucose monomers
contains two polymers - amylose and amylopectin
amylose
polysaccharide in starch
made of alpha glucose monomers
joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds
coils to form a helix
glycosidic bond
C-O-C link
between two sugar molecules
formed by a condensation reaction
it is a covalent bond
amylopectin
polysaccharide in starch
made of alpha glucose
joined by a 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds
branched structure
hydrolysis reaction
a reaction that breaks a chemical bond
between two molecules
involves the use of a water molecule
fibrils
long, straight chains of beta glucose monomers
held together by many hydrogen bonds
triglyceride
formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acids
forming 3 ester bonds
phospholipid
formed by the condensation of one molecule of glycerol and two molecules of fatty acid
help by 2 ester bonds
a phosphate group is attached to the glycerol
induced-fit model
the enzyme active site is not initially complementary to the substrate
the active site moulds around the substrate
this puts tension on bonds
lowers the activation energy
competitive inhibitor
a molecule that is a similar shape to the substrate
binds to active site
prevents enzyme-substrate complexes from forming
forms enzyme-inhibitor complex
non-competitive inhibitor
a molecule that binds to an enzyme at the allosteric site
causing the active site to change shape permanently
preventing enzyme-substrate complexes from forming
forms enzyme-inhibitor complex
primary structure of proteins
sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain
peptide bonds between amino acid
secondary structure of proteins
the folding or coiling of polypeptide
to create a beta pleated sheet or an alpha helix
held in place by hydrogen bonds
tertiary structure of protein
the further folding
to create a unique 3D shape
held in place by hydrogen, ionic and sometimes disulfide bonds
quaternary structure of protein
more than one polypeptide chain in a protein
peptide bond
covalent bond joining amino acids together in proteins
C-N link between an amine and carboxyl group of two different amino acid molecules
formed by a condensation reaction