Description

organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms
a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction
chemical reaction that releases energy through light or heat
any process which requires or absorbs energy from its surroundings, usually in the form of heat
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, and so having no carbon–carbon double or triple bonds
having carbon–carbon double or triple bonds and therefore not containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms for the number of carbons
the minimum quantity of energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction
an underlying substance or layer
an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale
any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar
any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues
a carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together
any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose
a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain
a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA
a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group
a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink
a colorless, sweet, viscous liquid formed as a byproduct in soap manufacture
a carboxylic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group, especially any of those occurring as esters in fats and oils

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