Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
3 terms
Addition Polymerisation
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
Polymerisation in which unsaturated monomers add to one another with no loss of any atoms.
n CH₂=CH₂ → –(CH₂–CH₂)ₙ–
Adenosine Triphosphate
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
kJ/mol
The nucleotide that acts as the universal energy currency of living cells.
ATP + H₂O → ADP + Pᵢ
Amino Acid
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
An organic compound containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group attached to the same carbon.
H₂N–CHR–COOH