Unit 1: Biochemistry

Chemistry Fundamentals

Elements

Compounds

Organic

Inorganic

Diagrams

Standard

Bohr-Rutherford

Lewis

Atomic Number

Isotopes

Radioisotopes

Radioactive Tracers

Nuclear Medicine

Half Life

Harmful/Helpful

Chemical bonds

Intramolecular Bonds

Polar

Non-Polar

Ionic

Electronegativity

Functional Groups

Carbon Chemistry

Organic

Synthetic

Chemistry Structures

Molecular

Structural

Skeletal

Hydrocarbons

Hydroxl

Carbonyl

Amino

Sulfhydryl

Phosphate

Biochemical Reactions

Macromolecules

Monomers

Polymer

Chemical Reactions

Condensation

Hydrolysis

Neutralization

Oxidation

Carbohydrates

Simple

Monosaccharides

Disaccharides

Carbonyl

Aldehyde

Ketone

Complex

Polysaccharides

Starch

Glycogen

Dietary Fiber

Cellulose

Chitin

Glyosidic Bonds

Coiled

Branches

Lipids

Fatty Acids

Length of Carbon Chain

Saturation

Degree of Saturation

Location of Double Bonds

Hydrogenation

Orientation of Hydrogen Around Double Bonds

Types

Triglycerides

Phospholipids

Sterols/Steroids

Waxes

Proteins

Amino Acids

Polar

Non-Polar

Electrically Charged

Peptide Bond

Polypeptide

Structure

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Quaternary

Denaturation

Renaturation

Enzymes

Activation Energy

Catalyst

Lock and Key

Induced Fit

Factors that Affect Activity

Environment

Temperature

pH

Cofactors/Coenzymes

Organic

Inorganic

Regulation

Competitive Inhibitor

Non-Competitive Inhibitor

Allosteric

Nucleic Acid

RNA

Single Nucleotide

DNA

Double Nucleotide

Nucleotides

Nitrogen Base

Pentose Sugar

Phosphate Group

Purines

Pyrimidines

Hydrogen Bonds

Fluid Mosaic Model

Cell Membrane

Phospholipid

Glycolipid

Neutral Lipid

Fluidity

Temperature

Double Bonds

Fatty Acid Tail Length

Cholesterol

Proteins

Peripheral

Integral

Cell Transport

Homeostasis

Concentration Gradient

Passive

Simple

Facilitated

Osmosis

Active

Primary

Secondary

Bulk

Isotonic

Hypotonic

Hypertonic

Endocytosis

Exocytosis