Chapter 4
What kind of effect does R-dopa have on Parkinson's disease?
none
Variations in the reactive properties of different organic molecules are most closely associated with _____.
the presence or absence of functional groups
Amino and carboxyl are
functional groups
Enantiomers are molecules that _____.
are mirror images
The large diversity of shapes of biological molecules is possible because of the extensive presence of _____ in the molecules.
carbon
Geometric isomers are molecules that ____.
differ in the arrangement of their atoms about a double bond
Most organic compounds contain carbon and _____.
hydrogen
L-dopa is used to treat _____.
parkinson's disease
The presence or absence of functional groups
phosphate
Vitalism gave way to mechanism, the view that _____.
physical and chemical laws govern living systems