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Class: BIO 2114 - Anatomy & Physiology II; Subject: Biology; University: Gwinnett Technical College; Term: Fall 2014;
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TERM 1
DEFINITION 1 Hydrolysis usually means the cleavage of chemical bonds by the addition of water. Where a carbohydrate is broken into its component sugar molecules by hydrolysis (e.g. TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound that is required for the protein's biological activity. These proteins are commonly enzymes, and cofactors can be considered "helper molecules" that assist in biochemical transformations. TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Carboxylation in chemistry is a chemical reaction in which a carboxylic acid group is introduced in a substrate. TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units to release energy. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes.
TERM 6
DEFINITION 6 Amylase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 Swallowing, sometimes called deglutition in scientific contexts, is the process in the human or animal body that makes something pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis. TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a mass of food that (with animals that can chew) has been chewed at the point of swallowing.