1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.
2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.
3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.
4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.
5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.
6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.
7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.
8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.