Biofuels Biomolecules

product

A substance produced in a chemical reaction

Law of Conservation of Energy

energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

Glucose (C6H12O6)

Product of photosynthesis, food for plants and animals

Lipid

macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes

Protein

An molecule that is made of one or more chains of amino acids

Carbohydrates

An organic molecule made up of one or more sugars. one-sugar is called a monosaccharide; multiple linked sugars is called a polysaccharide.

Polymer

A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.

Monomer

A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

Monosaccharides

Single sugar molecules (monomer of carbohydrate)

fatty acids

chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms that make up lipids

amino acids

monomers of proteins

covalent bond

A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

dehydration synthesis

Reaction where molecules are connected by loss of a water molecule.

Hydrolysis

Breaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water

Glycerol

Combines with fatty acids to make lipids.

polysccharides

large macromolecules formed from monosaccharides

Glycerides

the most common form of lipids consisting of a glycerol molecule with up to three fatty acids ex: triglyceride

Polypeptide

long chain of amino acids that makes proteins

Reactant(s)

A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction

carbon atoms

can form single, double & triple bonds;these organic compounds can have different shapes/patterns

Combustion

A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that results in fire, H2O and CO2 products