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Covalent bond
Covalent Bond Definition What is a covalent bond? In chemistry and other fundamental science fields, a covalent bond is... Read More
Hydrogen bond
Definition noun plural: hydrogen bonds A type of chemical bond that is formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of... Read More
Ionic bond
Definition noun plural: ionic bonds A type of chemical bond in which atoms, ions, or molecules are held together by... Read More
Phosphodiester bond
Phosphodiester Bond Definition Phosphodiester bonds are the backbone of the strands of nucleic acid present in the life... Read More
Chemical bond
Definition noun, plural: chemical bonds The attractive force that binds atoms, ions, or molecules in a chemical... Read More
Isopeptide bond
Definition noun, plural: isopeptide bonds A peptide bond formed between a carboxyl group of one amino acid and an amino... Read More
Peptide bond
Definition noun, plural: peptide bonds (1) The covalent bond joining amino acids, particularly at the carboxyl group of... Read More
Hydrogen-bond switching through a radical pair mechanism in a flavin-binding photoreceptor
Hydrogen-bond switching through a radical pair mechanism in a flavin-binding photoreceptor Magdalena Gauden,† Ivo H.... Read More
Protein Forces & Structure – Bonds Stabilizing the Folded 3D Conformation
Virtually every biochemical process in the living cell is catalysed, sustained and regulated by protein. While... Read More
Coordinate covalent bond
Coordinate covalent bond --> semipolar bond a bond in which the two electrons shared by a pair of atoms belonged originally... Read More
Disulfide bond
Definition noun (chemistry) (1) The single covalent bond formed from the coupling of thiol groups, especially of cysteine... Read More
Beyond The Bonds That Bind: Researchers Discover Hydrogen Can Form Multicenter Bonds
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have shown that, under the right circumstances, hydrogen can... Read More
Polypeptide
Polypeptide Definition Biology What are polypeptides? A polypeptide is defined as a polymer of amino acids joined together... Read More
Bond energy
Bond energy The energy needed to break a molecular... Read More
The Human Physiology
In order to fully understand the mechanisms of human physiology it is important to have an understanding of the chemical... Read More
Single bond
single bond A covalent bond resulting from the sharing of one pair of electrons; e.g., H3C-CH3... Read More
Triple bond
triple bond A covalent bond resulting from the sharing of three pairs of electrons; e.g., HC≡cH... Read More
Double bond
Double bond (Science: chemistry) a covalent bond resulting from the sharing of two pairs of electrons; e.g., H2C==CH2... Read More
Glycosidic bond
Glycosidic bond is a covalent bond that holds a carbohydrate (sugar) to another group that can or cannot be another... Read More
High Energy Bond
A type of bond in a molecule that is in a high energy state, such as atp compared to adp, atp has much more energy... Read More
Electrostatic Bond
A chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a... Read More
Isomaltose
Definition noun plural: isomaltoses i·so·mal·tose, aɪsoʊˈmɔːltəʊz A disaccharide formed from the combination of... Read More
Disaccharide
Definition noun plural: disaccharides di·sac·cha·ride, daɪˈsækəɹaɪd (biochemistry) A (carbohydrate) composed of... Read More
Chemical Composition of the Body – Quiz
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Isomaltulose
Definition noun plural: isomaltuloses A disaccharide comprised of a glucose monomer and a fructose monomer joined by... Read More
Cellobiose
Definition noun plural: cellobioses cel·lo·bi·ose, ˌsɛləʊˈbaɪəʊz A disaccharide made up of two glucose... Read More
Inorganic compound
Definition noun plural: inorganic compounds A chemical compound lacking both carbon-carbon (C-C) and carbon-hydrogen... Read More
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: polyunsaturated fatty acids Any of a group of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by having more... Read More
Hydrocarbon
Definition noun, plural: hydrocarbons An organic molecule comprised exclusively of carbon and hydrogen atoms Supplement A... Read More
Translation
In biology, translation is a step in protein biosynthesis where a genetic code from a strand of mRNA is decoded to produce a... Read More
Cis fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: cis fatty acids A fatty acid in a cis configuration, i.e. two hydrogen atoms adjacent to the double... Read More