Carbon and life: Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry is scary
Carbon atom
C
Methane Ethane Ethene (ethylene) Hydrocarbons
C H High energy bond Carbon - Hydrogen
Macromolecules *proteins *nucleic acids *carbohydrates *Lipids 4 Types
Macromolecules *proteins *nucleic acids *carbohydrates *Lipids 4 Types polymers
Polymer Chemistry monomers (individual) polymer (joined)
Momomers Polymer
Making and breaking the bonds
Short polymer Unlinked monomer Dehydration removes a water molecule, forming a new bond Longer polymer Making the bond dehydration
Hydrolysis adds a water molecule, breaking a bond Breaking the bond hydrolysis
Polymers Polymer bonds involve water
Kangaroo Rat Survives on metabolic water
Protein Monomers = amino acids Polymer = protein
Protein amino acids
Protein 20 amino acids
Protein Polymer formation Dehydration reaction
Proteins are long chains of amino acids
Protein 20 amino acids
A ribbon model Groove A space-filling model Protein function is determined by its shape.
Protein shape is determined by its amino acids.
Protein
Global Warming Coral “bleaching”
Nucleic Acids Monomers = nucleotides Polymer = DNA, RNA
Nucleic Acids Nucleotide (monomer) 5 bases
DNA “double helix”
DNA
RNA single-stranded
Carbohydrates
Monomers = simple sugars Polymer = carbohydrates Carbohydrates
A simple sugar (monosaccharide) glucose
Carbs are rich in C – H bonds
Sucrose or table sugar
Carbohydrates Starch: A polymer of glucose molecules
Starch: 1–4 linkage of a glucose monomers. Cellulose: 1–4 linkage of b glucose monomers. Starch cellulose Glucose polymers
Cellulose Starch
Lipids
Hard fats oils saturated unsaturated
Lipids