Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
5 terms
Genetic Code
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The set of rules by which sequences of three bases in nucleic acid specify particular amino acids.
64 codons → 20 amino acids
Glucose
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
g/mol
The most abundant monosaccharide and the primary energy source for most living cells.
C₆H₁₂O₆
Glycogen
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The storage polysaccharide of animals, a highly branched polymer of glucose.
(C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ
Glycolysis
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kJ/mol
The ten-step metabolic pathway that converts one molecule of glucose into two of pyruvate.
C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2C₃H₄O₃ + 2ATP + 2NADH
Glycosidic Bond
Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry
Dimensionless
The covalent linkage joining a sugar unit to another molecule through an oxygen bridge.
C–O–C