Cell Chemistry and Biosynthesis
Overview Major Atoms Covalent bonds, Ionic bonds Water, non-covalent force in water Four major families of small molecules Sugar, fatty acids, amino acids, nucleotides Three macromolecule families: polysaccharide, protein, nucleic acid Non covalent bonds determine molecular shape and interactions
The Chemical Components of A Cell Basic Element: Atom, protons, Neutrons, Electrons Atomic Weight, Molecular Weight Avgadro’s number (6x1023 molecules), Mole (1 mole= 6x1023 molecules), Molar solution (1M=1mole/liter) Electron shells (2,8,8,18,18)
Carbon and Hydrogen
Chemical Elements for Live Organisms H, C, O, and N make up 96.5% weight of a living organism
The Chemical Bonds Ionic Bonds, Covalent Bonds Bond length and bond strength Covalent bonds: Single bond, double bond, polar bond Van der waals force
Covalent Bond and Ionic Bond Ionic bond: electron transfer Covalent bond: electron sharing
Sodium Chloride: ionic bond formation
The geometry of covalent bonds
Important Energy Levels
The Van der Waals forces
The Water Environment 70% of cell is water Hydrogen bond Hydrophilic and hydrophobic Acid and base Proton and hydroxyl Non-covalent interactions in water: Ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, van der waals attractions, hydrophobic force
Absorb a proton or donate OH- Acid Donate a proton Base Absorb a proton or donate OH- NH3+H2O->NH4++OH- NaOH->Na++OH-
Ionic bonds in Water
Hydrogen bond Polar interaction: a elecgtropositive hydrogen is shared by two neighboring electornegative atoms
Molecular Interaction in solution 1. H-bond (hydrogen bond), 2. Ionic bond, 3. Van der Waals 4. Hydrophobic “force”
Four Major Families of Small Organic Molecules Sugars-> polysaccharides Fatty acids -> fats, lipids, membranes Amino acids -> proteins Nucleotides -> nucleic acids
Four Major Small Organic Molecules
Sugar [(CH2O)n, carbohydrates] Glucose
Condensation and hydrolysis Disaccharide Condensation and hydrolysis
Fatty Acids
Phospholipid (amphipathic)
Amino Acid
Amino Acid and pH values
Peptides and proteins
ATP (ribonucleotide adenosine triphosphate) Nucleotides ATP (ribonucleotide adenosine triphosphate)
Nucleotides and DNA, RNA DNA: deoxyribonucleic acids A(adenine) G(guanine) T(thymine) C (cytosine) RNA: ribonucleic acids A G U(Uracil) C
Macromolecules
Three families of macromolecules
The assembly of macromolecules