Statistics for random biochem (amino acids and lipids)

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
what is defined as the concentration of free protons (h+) in a solution ?	pH	87%
what do enzymes lower ?	activation energy	67%
the fact that saturated fatty acids are linear means that they are .... at room temperature	solid	57%
what is the measure of acid strength ?	pKa	43%
what is the name of the protein that helps with protein folding	chaperone	31%
what is the name of an enzyme with 2 sub units?	dimer	30%
what are the different regions of a tertiary structure called	domains	28%
what is the allosteric effector involved in haemoglobin ?	oxygen	22%
what is the main use of phospholipids and glycolipids in eukaryotes ?	membranes	20%
what is the covalent bond that forms between two thiol side chains	disulphide bridge	17%
in what form does the human body store fatty acids ?	triglycerides	13%
which theory states that acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors	Bronsted lowry theory	6%
what three molecules are lipids made up of	carbon oxygen hydrogen	6%
what cofactor is tightly bound and often can only be removed by denaturation	prosthetic group	6%
how many and what kind of bond does a polyunsaturated fatty acid have	two or more double bonds	2%