Chemistry definitions 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? AllUniversityAll boards Created by: simren soorCreated on: 23-04-13 16:53 Atom the smallest unit of any element that still retains the physical and chemical properties of that element 1 of 19 covalent bond strong bond formed by the sharing of electrons 2 of 19 Hydrogen bonds Weak but essential bonds 3 of 19 Molecular formula the relative no of atoms present in one molecule of a given compound 4 of 19 Structural formula indicates how different atoms in a molecule are connected 5 of 19 isomers compounds that have the same atoms but different structure 6 of 19 Gycolysis breakdown of glucose for energy 7 of 19 Glycogenesis excess glucose stored as glycogen 8 of 19 Glucogenesis conversion of AA to Glucose 9 of 19 Glycogenolysis Breakdown of glycogen to glucose 10 of 19 Lipogenesis conversion of carbohydrates to fatty acids 11 of 19 Saponification reaction of triglycerides with a strong base to make soap 12 of 19 Absolute specificity only catalyse one reaction 13 of 19 Group specificity only with certain functional groups 14 of 19 Linkage react only on molecules with certain functional groups 15 of 19 stereochemical Only act on particular optical isomers 16 of 19 Metabolism Totality of an organisms chemical processes 17 of 19 Exon streches of DNA that are transcribed and the seq reflected in final protein 18 of 19 Intron streches of DNA transcribed but not translated - spliced 19 of 19
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