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MCAT Organic Chemistry Ch. 12 Separations & Purifications

Cards: 20| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Apr 20, 2018

Extraction (solubility-based Methods)

Combines 2 Immiscible Liquids, One Of Which E...

Wash (solubility-based Methods)

Reverse Of Extraction, Where A Small Amount O...

Filtration (solubility-based Methods)

Isolate A Solid (residue) From A Liquid (filt...

Gravity Filtration (solubility-based Met...

Solvent's Own Weight Pulls It Through The...

MCAT Biology Ch. 3 Embryogenesis & Development

Cards: 58| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Cortical Reaction

A Release Of Calcium Ions That Occurs When Sp...

Fertilization Membrane

The Depolarized & Impenetrable Membrane O...

Fraternal (Dizygotic) Twins

Occur When 2 Eggs Both Get Fertilized & I...

Identical (Monozygotic) Twins

Occur When The Same Egg Splits In Half To Mak...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 6 DNA & Biotechnology

Cards: 36| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Have The Pentose ...

DeoxyriboseHRibose

Nucleoside Vs. Nucleotide

Nucleosides Are A 5-carbon Sugar Pentose, Cov...

Purines

PURe As Gold (as A & G Are Purines) Gold ...

Pyrimidines

CUT The Pye (as C, U, & T Are Pyrimidines...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 4 Carbohydrates Structure & Function

Cards: 33| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Aldose

Carbohydrate W/ An Aldehyde As Its Most Oxidi...

Ketose

Carbohydrate That Contains A Ketone As Its Mo...

Carbohydrates That Contain 3 Carbon Atoms Are...

Trioses, Tetroses, Pentoses, Hexoses

Glycosidic Linkage

A Bond Between A Carbohydrate And Either Anot...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 3 Nonenzymatic Protein Function & Protein Analysis

Cards: 21| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Structural Proteins

Make Up The Cytoskeleton, Anchoring Proteins,...

Motor Proteins

Have 1 Or More Heads That Can Generate Force ...

Binding Proteins

Bind A Specific Substrate, To Either Sequeste...

Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAM)

Allow Cells To Bind To Other Cells Or Surface...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 2 Enzymes

Cards: 34| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Enzymes Are ___ That Speed Up The Kinetics Of...

Catalysts

6 Types Of Enzymes

LigaseLyaseHydrolaseOxidoreductaseIsomeraseTr...

Oxidoreductase

Enzyme That Catalyzes Oxidation-reduction Rea...

Hydrolase

Enzyme That Catalyzes Breaking Of Compound In...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 1 Amino Acids, Peptides, & Proteins

Cards: 22| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Which Amino Acids Have Ionizable Side Chains?

Arginine, Lysine, Tyrosine, Cysteine, Histidi...

Nonpolar, Nonaromatic Amino Acids

Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine...

Aromatic Amino Acids

Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine

Polar Amino Acids

Serine, Threonine, Asparagine, Glutamine, Cys...

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 1 Amino Acid Abbreviations

Cards: 20| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Alanine

Ala, A

Arginine

Arg, R

Asparagine

Asn, N

Aspartic Acid

Asp, D

MCAT Biochemistry Ch. 1 Amino Acid Structures

Cards: 20| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Mar 22, 2018

Glycine

Alanine

Valine

Leucine

MCAT Chemistry Ch. 3 Bonding & Chemical Interactions

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Octet Rule Exceptions

Incomplete Octet: Elements That Are Stable Wi...

Octet Rule Exceptions

Expanded Octet: Elements In Period 3 Or Great...

Octet Rule Exceptions

Odd Number Of Electrons: Molecules W/ Odd # O...

Ionic Bond

Electrons Are Not Actually Shared, But An Ele...