Biological molecules flash cards

Test for Reducing sugars

What is a reducing sugar?

name the disaccharides

how do monosaccharides form

what happens when water is added to a disaccharide

how are polysaccharides formed and what are they good for

What is Starch and where is it found

How is starch suitable for energy storage

Test for starch

What is Glycogen and where is it found

Why is glycogen a good storage molecule in animals

how does cellulose differ from starch and glycogen

describe the structure of cellulose.

where is cellulose found and what is it good for.

how is the structure of cellulose suited for its function

what are lipids

what are the roles of lipids

what is a trglyceride

state the differences in triglycerides

structure of triglycerides related to there properties

what is a phospholipid

what two parts is a phosphlipid made up off

the structure of phospholipids and there properties

Test for lipids ( emulsion test)

describe and draw the structure of a amino acid

describe the formation of a peptide bond

describe the secondary stucture of proteins

describe the tertiary structure

explain why the 3d shape is important

describe the Quaternary structure of proteins

describe the test for proteins
(biuret test)

what are enzymes

describe the structure of a enzyme

describe the induced fit theory

effects of temperature on enzyme action

Effect of pH on enzymes

effect of enzyme concentration

effect of substrate concentration

describe competitive inhibiters

non competitive inhibiters