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Dehydration is a condensation reaction - monomers (small molecules) react together to form larger molecules (polymers) - and water is eliminated when they link together.

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How many dehydration synthesis reactions are required to attach fatty acid tails to a glycerol and build a triglyceride?

It can be done all in one synthesis. However, there are 3 OHs on glycerol and thus 3 fatty acids required in total to build the triglyceride. There are thus 3 reactions in total that take place but all in one synthesis. This is similar to 3 molecules of NaOH reacting with one molecule of phosphoric acid.


What are chemical reactions called that kick out water to build bigger molecules?

Dehydration reactions are chemical reactions that remove a water molecule to build larger molecules. This process typically involves the removal of a hydroxyl group (-OH) from one reactant and a hydrogen atom (-H) from another to form water as a byproduct.


What type of reaction and resulting bond links monosaccharides together to form a polysaccharide?

Monosaccharides are combined to make disaccharides and polysaccharides through dehydration synthesis, which is an anabolic reaction that requires energy to build the bonds, and water is removed from the bonds and released into the environment.


What type of reactions build large molecules from smaller and simpler molecules?

Anabolic reactions build large molecules from smaller and simpler molecules through processes like dehydration synthesis. These reactions require energy input to form bonds and create complex molecules used for growth, repair, and energy storage in organisms.


What is the name of the process of making large molecules from smaller ones?

The process of making large molecules from smaller ones is called polymerization. This involves joining smaller molecules (monomers) together in a repeating pattern to form a larger molecule (polymer).

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What reaction occurs to build the polymer of a protein?

Dehydration synthesis


How are dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis related?

They are (generally) opposite reactions. Dehydration (condensation) reactions build polymers from monomers by removing water while hydrolysis reactions break polymers into monomers by adding water.


What two processes are necessary to build or separate macromolecules?

The two processes necessary to build or separate macromolecules are dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis. Dehydration synthesis involves removing water molecules to bond monomers together and form a larger macromolecule. Hydrolysis involves adding water molecules to break down a macromolecule into individual monomers.


What kind of reaction is used to build carbohydrates lipids and proteins?

A reaction that is used to build carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins is dehydration synthesis. Dehydration is the process of taking water out of something.


Dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis are accomplished in cells by?

Dehydration synthesis is achieved by removing a water molecule to build new molecules, while hydrolysis breaks down molecules by adding a water molecule. In cells, dehydration synthesis is carried out by enzymes that catalyze the formation of new chemical bonds, while hydrolysis is facilitated by enzymes that break down complex molecules into simpler components. Both processes play crucial roles in cellular metabolism and the synthesis and breakdown of biological molecules.


Can enzymes catalyze dehydration synthesis?

Yes, enzymes can catalyze dehydration synthesis. Dehydration synthesis is a chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond together with the loss of a water molecule. Enzymes such as polymerases, ligases, and synthetases facilitate this reaction by bringing the molecules together in the correct orientation and providing the necessary environment for the reaction to occur.


How are dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis reactions related?

dehydration synthesis is when water is formed when combining two molecules. hydrolysis is adding water to make one molecule into two separate molecules.


Where does dehydration synthesis take place in the body?

No one knows for sure how it works. Look up DNA dehydration synthesis on Google. You cannot find it anywhere. And if you know about dehydration synthesis, you know that you need two hydrogens and one oxygen, to form water, in the products. But try finding the two hydrogens on the DNA... you can't. I've looked, and they are nowhere to be found. Only one hydrogen and one oxygen come off of the two DNA molecules. Thus it is impossible for proper dehydration to occur in DNA.


How many dehydration synthesis reactions are required to attach fatty acid tails to a glycerol and build a triglyceride?

It can be done all in one synthesis. However, there are 3 OHs on glycerol and thus 3 fatty acids required in total to build the triglyceride. There are thus 3 reactions in total that take place but all in one synthesis. This is similar to 3 molecules of NaOH reacting with one molecule of phosphoric acid.


What are chemical reactions called that kick out water to build bigger molecules?

Dehydration reactions are chemical reactions that remove a water molecule to build larger molecules. This process typically involves the removal of a hydroxyl group (-OH) from one reactant and a hydrogen atom (-H) from another to form water as a byproduct.


What general type of reaction is used to build macromolecules?

Condensation reactions, also known as dehydration synthesis, are used to build macromolecules by linking smaller subunits together while releasing a molecule of water. This reaction involves the removal of a hydroxyl group from one molecule and a hydrogen from another molecule to form a bond between them.


Is the synthesis of a protein from amino acids as anabolic or a catabolic?

Anabolic reactions are reactions which build molecules up, catabolic reactions break them down. Since protein synthesis is a 'building' reaction it is anabolic.