Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
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Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Genetic Code
The set of rules by which sequences of three bases in nucleic acid specify particular amino acids.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryGlucose
The most abundant monosaccharide and the primary energy source for most living cells.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryGlycogen
The storage polysaccharide of animals, a highly branched polymer of glucose.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryGlycolysis
The ten-step metabolic pathway that converts one molecule of glucose into two of pyruvate.
Biochemistry & Polymer ChemistryGlycosidic Bond
The covalent linkage joining a sugar unit to another molecule through an oxygen bridge.