dehydration reaction
Moisture-eliminating chemical process
A dehydration reaction is a chemical process in which two molecules combine by releasing a water molecule.
This occurs when a hydrogen atom from one molecule and a hydroxyl group from another join to form H₂O, leaving the original molecules bonded together.
Dehydration reactions build complex molecules like proteins and carbohydrates from simpler units: Amino acids link through dehydration reactions to form peptide chains.
Vapor turning to liquid
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- peptide bondAmino acid connection
- esterificationForming esters chemically
- macromoleculesVery large molecular structures
monomers · polymers · biosynthesis · anabolism · covalent bond · substrate · products · chemical equation
Metabolic construction of molecules
- energy transferPower moving between systems
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
coenzyme · substrate · mitochondria · cytoplasm · active site · thermodynamics
Bonded oxygen-hydrogen trio
- covalent bondShared-electron atomic link
- catalystAgent enabling change
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
- intermediateBetween two levels
Amino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- nucleic acidsBiopolymers carrying genetic code
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
polysaccharides · polypeptides · DNA · RNA · enzymes · catalyst · disaccharide · maltose
condensation
Vapor turning to liquid
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- peptide bondAmino acid connection
- esterificationForming esters chemically
macromolecules · monomers · polymers · biosynthesis · anabolism · covalent bond · substrate · products · chemical equation · coupling
anabolism
Metabolic construction of molecules
- energy transferPower moving between systems
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
bioenergetics · coenzyme · substrate · mitochondria · cytoplasm · active site · thermodynamics
water molecule
Bonded oxygen-hydrogen trio
- covalent bondShared-electron atomic link
- catalystAgent enabling change
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
proteins
Amino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- nucleic acidsBiopolymers carrying genetic code
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
amino acids · polysaccharides · polypeptides · DNA · RNA · enzymes · catalyst · disaccharide · maltose · sucrose
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