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A non-viable material used in a medical device that is intended to interact with a biological systems OR A material intended to interface with biological…

A Biomaterial that degrades, this can be: Degradation (Chemical) Fragmentation (Physical) Biodegradatoin (Biological) Bioresorbable (Total excretion or…

Biodegradable Materials are materials that are broken down by proteins that adsorb to it.

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Gene expression is the process of which the information from a Molecular Gene is used for synthesising and producing end products such as proteins/Ribonucleic…

A fundamental unit of life.

The study of understanding what a Cell is and what it is made of, as well as to understand the cellular environment, as well as understanding the possible…

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The effect of Allostery that is provided when the Ligand bindings are of the same kind.

The effect of Allostery that is provided when the Ligand bindings are of 2 different kinds.

A chemical which doesn't have a Peptide or Amino structure Amines.

A typical structure for Proteins where a right-hand turn occurs in shape due to Hydrogen Bonds between Carbonyls in the 1st Amino Acid to the Amide in the 5th…

Adenosine triphosphate is the most commonly used Nucleic Acid in BIOCH 200, consisting of adenine + ribose + 3 phosphates.

Part of a Nucleoside that connects to a Sugar.

A Functional Group consisting of a Phosphorus centre connected to 3-4 oxygens, these can be used to create high energy bonds such as Phosphoester Bonds and…

A Functional Group where a Carbon is double bonded to an Oxygen.

Functional Groups that may be used to link/combine multiple compounds together.

A Functional Group where an oxygen is connected to 2 carbons.

A Functional Group where OH is connected to a carbon.

Similar to Carboxylic Acid, but with the hydrogen gone from the Hydroxyl

A part of a given molecule that provides different chemical characteristics to the molecule.

A Functional Group which typically consists of a carbon connected to a Carbonyl and Hydroxyl group each.

Phosphorus Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon Sulfur

Bonds between the nitrogen from an Amino to an oxygen from a Carboxylate.

The foundation of Biochemistry There are 4 main classes of biomolecules Protein Carbohydrate Nucleic Acid Lipid Amino Acids, Carbohydrates, Nucleotides, and…

a reaction that replenishes/generated intermediates for the CAC

A pathway that can be used in Catabolism and Anabolism

Break down larger molecules into building blocks using Oxidation.

Build larger molecules from building blocks using Reduction.

A series of Enzyme reactions typically joined together by other pathways

Proteins through a Membrane Bilayer where the tails of the Protein are hydrophobic.

Lipids that carry Proteins and Carbohydrates, and interact with them to function for cells barriers.

Phosphorylated Proteins

Molecules that compete with reactants to bind in Substrate Binding Regions.

The region in an active site of an Enzyme where chemical Activation Energy in general is reduced.

A Protein that behaves as an Enzyme with a Prosthetic Group.

A Protein that behaves as an Enzyme without a Prosthetic Group.

Biological Catalysts which speed up chemical reactions without changing the reaction itself.

When the binding of Ligands on one side of a Protein affects the binding of Ligand on the other side There are 2 kinds of allostery, Homoallostery, and…

A Prosthetic Group consisting of Iron.

Small non-Protein molecules that Protein typically binds to

Covalent Bonds where both electrons are donated.

Part of a Polypeptide which will have its own core.

Covalent bonds consisting of 2 sulfurs within the bonds.

Molecules that are not superimposed by their mirror images.

When water reacts with a Phosphodiester Bond to break into Phosphoester Bond and Hydroxyl, a reverse of Ester formation.

The combination of 2 Phosphate bonds together POP

Similar to Phosphoester Bonds where the Phosphoester Bond is now connected to another group COPOC

An extension of an Ester linkage where instead Carboxylic Acid, a Phosphate is used instead.

A sugar that is typically used for Nucleotides within Nucleotides by connecting themselves with a Nucleoside Base.