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WOW Macromolecules Polymers.
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1. They all contain Carbon 1.Has 4 valence electrons What do all macromolecules have in common?
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2. They are all polymers – A polymer is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks called monomers What do all macromolecules have in common? What is a polymer? How are polymers assembled? 3. They are all assembled by a Dehydration reaction (Condensation).
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(a) Dehydration reaction in the synthesis of a polymer HOH 1 2 3 H 1 23 4 H H2OH2O Short polymer Unlinked monomer Longer polymer Dehydration removes a water molecule, forming a new bond Figure5.2A Dehydration (Condensation) Reaction
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Polymers are disassembled by – Hydrolysis (b) Hydrolysis of a polymer HO 1 2 3 H H 1 2 3 4 H2OH2O H Hydrolysis adds a water molecule, breaking a bond Figure 5.2B
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Examples in the cell 1. Carbohydrates- polysaccharide Cellulose plant cell wall Starch- plants storage sugar
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Chitin- exoskeleton of insects Glycogen- how the body stores sugar
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Carbohydrates Monomer = Monosaccharide ( simple sugar) Type of bond = glycosidic linkage Function: –Storage and structural support
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Examples in the cell 2. Lipids Oils – Lipids in plants Fats- lipids in animals
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Phospholipids -make up cell membrane Steroids –Hormones in the cell.
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Lipids Monomer = Fatty acid tail Type of bond = ester linkage Function: –Energy storage –Protection Ester linkage
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3. Proteins Proteins - more than 50% of dry mass of cells Functions include: –Enzymes –Structural –Storage –Transport –Hormonal (cellular communication) –Receptor –Contractile (movement) –Defensive Animation: Protein Functions Proteins in mouse cells
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Examples in the cellProteins Enzymes- speed up chemical reactions
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Proteins Monomer = Amino Acid Type of bond = Peptide Bond Function: –Diverse and many
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LE 5-20a Amino acid subunits Carboxyl end Amino end Proteins level of structure 1. Primary
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LE 5-20b Amino acid subunits pleated sheet helix Proteins level of structure 2. Secondary
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LE 5-20d Hydrophobic interactions and van der Waals interactions Polypeptide backbone Disulfide bridge Ionic bond Hydrogen bond Proteins level of structure 3. Tertiary
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LE 5-20e Chains Chains Hemoglobin Iron Heme Collagen Polypeptide chain Polypeptide chain Proteins level of structure 4. Quaternary
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Examples in the cell 4. Nucleic Acids RNA – Carries genetic code to cell. DNA stores genetic information
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Nucleic Acids Monomer = Nucleotide Type of bond = Covalent and Hydrogen bond between bases Function: –Store genetic information
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