Macromolecules and their Structures (1).

Macromolecules and their Structures
Alpha helix - CORRECT ANSWER-Delicate coil held together by hydrogen bonding

Amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER-Organic molecule with amino and carboxyl group

Beta pleated sheet - CORRECT ANSWER-Secondary structure of proteins with
folded polypeptide chain

Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER-Sugars or their dimers/polymers

Catalysts - CORRECT ANSWER-Chemical agent that increases reaction rate

Cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER-Structural polysaccharide of plant cell walls

Chaperonins - CORRECT ANSWER-Protein molecules that assist in protein folding

Chitin - CORRECT ANSWER-Structural polysaccharide used by arthropods

Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWER-Steroid component of animal cell membranes

Dehydration reaction - CORRECT ANSWER-Covalent bonding of two molecules
with water loss

Denaturation - CORRECT ANSWER-Unraveling or loss of shape of a protein

Deoxyribonucleic acid - CORRECT ANSWER-Double-stranded helix with nucleotide
monomers

Deoxyribose - CORRECT ANSWER-Sugar component of DNA nucleotides

Disaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER-Double sugar with two monosaccharides

Disulfide bridges - CORRECT ANSWER-Covalent bonds between cysteine amino
acids

Enzymes - CORRECT ANSWER-Macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions

Fat - CORRECT ANSWER-Lipid with three fatty acids linked to glycerol

Fatty acid - CORRECT ANSWER-Carboxylic acid with a long carbon chain

Gene - CORRECT ANSWER-Discrete unit of inheritance consisting of DNA