Key Terms Related to Biological Macromolecules
This text highlights key terms important for the study of synthesis of biological macromolecules, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Topics
- alpha-helix structure
- α-helix
- amino acid
- beta-pleated sheet
- β-pleated
- biological macromolecule
- carbohydrate
- cellulose
- chaperone
- chitin
- dehydration synthesis
- denaturation
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- DNA
- disaccharide
- enzyme
- glycogen
- glycosidic bond
- hormone
- hydrolysis
- lipid
- messenger RNA
- mRNA
- monomer
- monosaccharide
- nucleic acid
- nucleotide
- omega fat
- peptide bond
- phosphodiester
- phospholipid
- polymer
- polynucleotide
- polypeptide
- polysaccharide
- primary structure
- protein
- purine
- pyrimidine
- quaternary structure
- ribonucleic acid
- RNA
- ribosomal RNA
- rRNA
- saturated fatty acid
- secondary structure
- starch
- steroid
- tertiary structure
- trans fat
- transcription
- transfer RNA
- tRNA
- translation
- triacylglycerol
- also
- triglyceride
- unsaturated fatty acid
- wax