CHAPTER 2 BASIC CHEMISTRY
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF LIFE
Ezymatic action
STRUCTURE OF AN ATOM
THE 4 MAJOR ELEMENTS OF LIFE
3 ADDITIONAL MAJOR ELEMENTS
Figure 02.03: Formation of an ion
Chemical Bonding
Figure 02.04: Chemical bonding
Hydrogen bonds form between polar groups or molecules Polar molecules Meaning and example in water
Figure 02.05: Hydrogen bonding between water molecules
BALL & STICK MODEL OF WATER MOLECULES
Covalent bonds share electrons
FORMATION OF COVALENT BONDS
2.3 Water and pH
Figure 02.06: Solutes dissolve in water
ACID, BASE, AND SALT
Figure 02.09: Organic compounds in cells
2.4 Major Organic Compounds of Living Organisms
Functional groups define molecular behavior Major functional groups: Hydroxyl (—OH) Methyl (---CH3) Amino (—NH2) Sulfhydryl (—SH) Carboxyl (—COOH) Phosphate (—OPO3-2)
Carbohydrates provide energy and building materials Chemical structure and uses Monosaccharides Disaccharides Polysaccharides Importance in microorganisms
Structural Formulas for Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and a Polysaccharide
LIPIDS One glycerol plus 3 fatty acids covalently linked together will make one fat molecule.
STRUCTURE OF GLYCEROL AND ONE FATTY ACID
ONE FAT MOLECULE CONSISTS OF ONE GLYCEROL AND 3 FATTY ACIDS
Lipids store energy and are components of membranes
PHOSPHOLIPID STRUCTURE a major component of plasma membranes
Proteins are the workhorses of cells Chemical components and combination of amino acids Peptide bond formation Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary protein structure and examples
AMINO ACID STRUCTURE
PEPTIDE BOND FORMED BY DEHYDRATION SYNTHESIS
Figure 02.16: Formation of a dipeptide by dehydration synthesis
Examples of Amino Acids
MORE AMINO ACIDS
Protein Folding
Nucleic acids DNA and the RNA’s
DNA The Molecular Structures of Nucleotide Components and the Construction of a DNA
STRUCTURE OF ATP