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| - a chemical group consisting of a nitrogen atom bonded to 2 hydrogen atoms; can act as a base in solutio, accepting a hydrogen ion and acquiring a charge of +1 |
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| ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) |
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| - an adenine-containing nucleoside triphosphate that releases free energy when its phosphate bonds are hydrolyzed. This energy is used to drive endergonic reactions in cells |
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| – a chemical group present in aldehydes and ketones and consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom |
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| – a chemical group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group |
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| Enantiomers (optical sterioisomers) |
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| - one of 2 compounds that are mirror images of each other |
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| - a specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the carbon skeletons of organic molecules and usually involved in chemical reactions |
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| cis isomers & trans isomers- one of several compounds that have the same molecular formula and covalent arrangements but differ in the spatial arrangements of their atoms owing to the inflexibility of double bonds |
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| - an organic molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen |
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| - a chemical group consisting of an oxygen atom joined to a hydrogen atom. Molecules possessing this group are soluble in water and are called alcohols |
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| – one of several compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and therefore different properties. |
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| - a chemical group consisting of a carbon bonded to 3 hydrogen atoms. They methyl group may be attached to a carbon or to a different atom |
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| - the study of carbon compounds |
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| - a chemical group consisting of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms; important in energy transfer |
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| - one of several compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms |
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| - a chemical group consisting of a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom |
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