Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
5 terms
Degree of Polymerisation
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The number of monomer units in an average polymer chain.
DP = M_polymer / M_monomer
Denaturation
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The loss of a protein's native three-dimensional structure without breaking its peptide bonds.
Disaccharide
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
A carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharide units join through a glycosidic bond.
C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
DNA
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The double-stranded nucleic acid that carries the hereditary information of almost all living organisms.
Double Helix
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
nm
The structure of DNA, in which two antiparallel polynucleotide strands wind around a common axis.
10.5 base pairs per turn