Biochemical Puzzles
Find seven hydrosoluble vitamins
N X S Y R F Q V W C B Y Q E R
N I L T O O H G O W I K W N Z
D K V L P S L C Y U O D N I L
E Q A A L R S Q W L T K L X V
N T V T L M A U I O I X K O G
O S T D K F N R N J N Y O D W
N A H Q S S O I F L X O H I I
F I D M K A M B R C Y M L R W
V Q A R H A M D I C K W U Y T
Q X V C L T W Y W R O X Q P Q
O A D A I T H I A M I N E T P
A F B Q Z N E Z T S V Q H Z V
P O S S N W A T Y M U U C M U
C B Q X T Z V B K X O G Q S W
P E W M X E J S F J P R H H Q
Carbohydrate Crossword
(Tip: save the crossword as a picture and print it. Then use a pencil to solve it)
Across
3. Minor disaccharide that can be obtained from starch hydrolysis
5. The main kind of carbohydrate in foods. Also the way in which glucose is stored in plants.
7. The way in which glucose is stored in animals
12. The ketotriose
14. A ketohexose
15. Milk sugar
16. Pentose forming DNA
17. A polyalcohol related to the formation of cataracts in diabetic patients
18. An amino sugar
19. A tetrose
20. A polyalcohol related to the formation of cataracts in patients with galactosemia
21. C-2 epimer of glucose
Down
1. The lineal molecule found in starch granules
2. A heteropolysaccharide with anticoagulant effects.
4. A heptose
5. Table sugar
6. An aldohexose found in lactose
8. “Blood sugar”
9. An aldotriose
10. The branched molecule forming starch granules
11. Pentose forming RNA
13. Polysaccharide with a structural rol in plants
21. Main disaccharide obtained from starch hydrolysis
Organize the tiles!
When you organize these tiles, you will find a phrase describing a feature of biological catalysts, that in fact is common to all catalysts:
Solve this amino acid crossword:
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| ACROSS1. amino acid positively charged at physiological pH 3. acidic amino acid 6. amino acid that can form disulfide bridges 7. aromatic amino acid 8. basic amino acid 10. polymer of amino acids 11. branched chain amino acid 12. amino acid with OH group in the lateral chain |
DOWN1. apolar amino acid 2. polar, non charged, amino acid 4. negatively charged amino acid at physiological pH 5. imino acid 9. the smallest amino acid |
Find the names of ten carbohydrates:
| C | C | E | M | R | S | E | O | B | O | C | E | A | O | R | G | E | S | O | T | C | A | L | T |
| L | E | R | A | E | T | U | C | C | E | S | F | R | F | S | Y | O | E | A | Y | L | U | O | L |
| B | B | S | L | L | F | E | C | S | Y | B | T | O | R | G | U | L | O | R | S | C | G | O | U |
| Y | D | S | T | E | R | S | S | R | E | D | Y | H | E | D | L | A | R | E | C | Y | L | G | L |
| S | O | E | O | C | S | O | S | E | O | C | A | A | Y | L | U | R | L | G | T | E | Y | Y | L |
| C | C | R | S | T | R | T | T | D | E | S | E | I | O | E | U | T | L | E | R | N | O | E | Y |
| T | R | D | E | I | D | C | R | G | O | U | E | E | L | G | T | Y | Y | G | Y | C | T | C | O |
| G | U | T | R | H | G | U | R | L | D | O | S | G | R | O | C | T | G | R | E | U | L | O | R |
| S | E | R | Y | T | H | R | O | S | E | E | S | G | A | O | C | D | A | Y | E | R | T | R | S |
| S | R | T | E | H | E | F | E | S | E | R | O | E | G | E | R | S | T | O | S | B | G | C | Y |
| E | G | O | O | G | G | L | S | C | C | Y | O | E | G | H | C | L | S | E | Y | T | G | T | O |
| E | D | C | H | D | E | O | O | L | U | U | N | L | T | R | E | E | S | O | C | U | L | G | Y |
| C | E | O | T | A | C | E | B | B | Y | M | Y | G | S | C | G | T | G | L | T | O | L | C | S |
| U | U | G | O | O | A | H | I | L | E | U | E | T | O | T | N | Y | R | N | C | O | L | S | E |
| E | O | C | T | G | E | O | R | D | L | C | A | L | I | G | A | L | A | C | T | O | S | E | G |
| E | O | T | O | L | E | T | A | S | O | C | O | O | R | A | E | T | U | G | S | A | G | E | E |
Find the metabolites of the Krebs Cycle:
| C | A | K | Y | R | A | I | S | O | T | I | A | L | E | C | U | T | A | R | A | A | C | U |
| M | A | C | E | T | Y | L | C | O | A | R | A | T | R | O | T | U | O | O | E | C | E | C |
| O | T | T | A | R | E | I | E | E | E | E | T | A | N | I | C | C | U | S | C | E | E | E |
| A | C | C | U | Y | I | K | O | F | A | Y | A | S | E | O | M | A | K | T | T | E | T | L |
| L | L | A | A | E | T | A | L | A | M | K | R | S | A | I | O | C | T | A | A | A | A | U |
| F | U | M | A | R | A | T | E | C | F | C | X | E | T | C | K | C | T | O | C | T | R | T |
| K | A | A | T | A | E | E | I | U | N | E | A | L | L | R | T | E | M | I | I | E | T | E |
| O | E | I | C | U | S | T | A | C | E | T | O | Y | S | L | C | E | T | C | O | A | I | O |
| O | S | Y | C | X | R | R | C | A | E | U | N | T | A | A | I | T | L | I | A | I | C | C |
| N | I | E | F | A | F | C | A | A | T | I | O | T | L | T | U | L | C | T | C | L | O | E |
| U | X | T | T | E | S | F | M | I | C | A | G | A | L | E | E | A | U | E | E | R | S | T |
| A | A | E | I | F | E | L | U | C | S | A | X | A | E | A | E | E | U | T | Y | F | I | O |
| A | E | A | T | T | C | K | U | K | A | O | R | Y | C | A | M | R | A | N | T | C | C | E |
| R | U | U | F | M | C | S | T | T | C | T | T | E | C | E | S | A | T | L | C | R | U | Y |
| A | L | F | A | K | E | T | O | G | L | U | T | A | R | A | T | E | R | A | R | U | C | L |
| A | C | A | U | C | A | A | F | E | O | E | A | T | O | A | C | S | I | T | C | T | I | L |
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION TO CARBOHYDRATE PUZZLE
| GLUCOSE | GLYCOGEN | MALTOSE | RIBOSE |
| FRUCTOSE | ERYTHROSE | SUCROSE | GLYCERALDEHYDE |
| GALACTOSE | LACTOSE |
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| T | S | R | E | D | Y | H | E | D | L | A | R | E | C | Y | L | G | |||||||
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| E | R | Y | T | H | R | O | S | E | O | ||||||||||||||
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| R | G | A | L | A | C | T | O | S | E | ||||||||||||||
SOLUTION TO KREBS CYCLE METABOLITES PUZZLE:
| SUCCINYLCOA | SUCCINATE | ALFAKETOGLUTARATE | MALATE |
| CITRATE | FUMARATE | ISOCITRATE | OXALACETATE |
| ACETYLCOA |
| A | C | E | T | Y | L | C | O | A | ||||||||||||||
| E | T | A | N | I | C | C | U | S | E | E | ||||||||||||
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| E | T | A | L | A | M | O | A | A | ||||||||||||||
| F | U | M | A | R | A | T | E | C | C | T | R | |||||||||||
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| U | O | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | L | F | A | K | E | T | O | G | L | U | T | A | R | A | T | E | ||||||
Solution to the Tiles problem about biological catalysts
Organizing Tiles: Q: When you organize these tiles, you will find a phrase describing a feature of biological catalysts, that in fact is common to all catalysts
Solution to:Find seven vitamins
BIOTIN
COBALAMIN
FOLATO
NIACIN
PYRIDOXINE
RIBOFLAVIN
THIAMINE
Solution
N + + + + F + + + + B + + E +
+ I + + O + + + + + I + + N +
+ + V L + + + + + + O + + I +
+ + A A + + + + + + T + + X +
+ T + + L + + + + + I + + O +
O + + + + F + + N + N + + D +
N + + + + + O I + + + + + I +
+ I + + + + M B + + + + + R +
+ + A + + A + + I + + + + Y +
+ + + C L + + + + R + + + P +
+ + + A I T H I A M I N E + +
+ + B + + N + + + + + + + + +
+ O + + + + + + + + + + + + +
C + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(Over,Down,Direction)
BIOTIN(11,1,S)
COBALAMIN(1,14,NE)
FOLATO(6,1,SW)
NIACIN(1,7,SE)
PYRIDOXINE(14,10,N)
RIBOFLAVIN(10,10,NW)
THIAMINE(6,11,E)
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SURAPANENI KRISHNA MOHAN said
The puzzles and crosswords given here were very nice and If possible kindly send me more puzzles & crosswords.
Thanking You Sir.
With Reagrds,
SURAPANENI KRISHNA MOHAN
biochemistryquestions said
Thanks for your comment. I will work in additional puzzles in the next future.