____________________________________________________________________________________ Biochemistry: Element a substance composed of a single kind of atom. – Living Things: N-CHOPS (Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur) Atom smallest part of an element – Compound combinations of two or more different elements – Organic with carbon (and hydrogen). – “Living” – pH: Potential of Hydrogen (H+); Acid—Neutral—Base Acid ~ 0 6.9 – Neutral = 7.0 Base ~ 7.1 14.0 – Enzymes work best at certain (optimum) pHs suffix ending for enzymes. “-ase” Biochemicals… Carbohydrates: 2: 1 ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen (Carbo Hydrates ~ water {H2O}). – Monosaccharides simple sugars. – suffix ending for sugars. → “-ose”
____________________________________________________________________________________ Biochemistry: Element – a substance composed of a single kind of atom. Living Things: N-CHOPS (Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur) Atom – smallest part of an element Compound – combinations of two or more different elements Organic – “Living” – with carbon (and hydrogen). pH: Potential of Hydrogen (H+); Acid—Neutral—Base Acid ~ 0 – 6.9 Neutral = 7.0 Base ~ 7.1 – 14.0 Enzymes work best at certain (optimum) pHs “-ase” suffix ending for enzymes. Biochemicals… Carbohydrates: 2: 1 ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen (Carbo – Hydrates ~ water {H2O}). Monosaccharides – simple sugars. → “-ose” suffix ending for sugars.
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