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Organic Compounds Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins & Nucleic Acids
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Carbon Why is carbon so special? Atomic # 6 4 valence electrons Can make up to 4 covalent bonds Building block for the biomolecules of life!
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Macromolecules 4 Macromolecules Carbohydrates Lipids Protein Nucleic Acids P eople L ove C hicken N uggets
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Macromolecules Every macromolecule has Monomer Single unit of a whole Polymer Many units or monomers bonded together
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Carbohydrates Made of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen Unique 1:2:1 pattern Used for energy mostly and sometimes for structure in plants Monomer: monosaccharide 2 monomers: disaccharide Polymer: polysaccharide
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Units of Carbs There are 3 monosaccharides Glucose – our energy source Fructose - sweetner Galactose – not as common There are 3 polysaccharides Glycogen – how we store carbs Starch – how plants store carbs Cellulose – structure in plants
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Lipids Made of carbon & hydrogen Does not dissolve in water High ratio of carbon and hydrogen atoms Four types of lipids Fats Oils Waxes
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Triglycerides
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Triglycerides - FATS Saturated Fat Have no double bonds in their fatty acid chains – maximum # of H atoms Straight chain Usually animal fats Solid at room temperature
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Triglycerides – OILS Unsaturated Fat Have at least one double bond in their fatty acid chain Forms a kink in the chain Usually oils and from plants Liquid at room temperature
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Phospholipid
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Found in all our cells Makes up the cell membrane 2 layers of phospholipids lipid bilayer
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Phospholipid Bilayer
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Wax One fatty acid chain to a glycerol Waterproof Create protective layer in animals and plants
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Steroids - hormones
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Steroids Four carbon rings linked together Usually our hormones Ex: Cholesterol is found in our cell membranes
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Protein Macromolecules with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen Monomer: amino acid 2 monomers: dipeptide Polymer: polypeptide
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Amino Acids Each amino acid has three main groups Amino group Carboxyl group R group (changes) Change the formation and properties of the amino acid
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Amino Acid
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Glycine
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R group The R group makes each amino acid different There are 20 possible amino acids based off this one group The R group is = variable
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Proteins Peptide bond = covalent bond Links amino acids together For every peptide bond, one molecule of water is formed
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Enzymes Proteins are in our bodies everywhere! Enzyme is a type of protein that is a catalyst Catalyst starts a reaction Produce proteins
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Enzymes Each enzyme has an area known as the active site Where a specific molecule binds and a reaction occurs The molecule binding is called a substrate
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Enzyme conditions Enzymes work at a specific conditions Temperature pH Causes enzyme to change shape and lose its function
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Nucleic Acids Contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus
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Nucleic Acids Monomer = nucleotide 5 carbon sugar Phosphorous group Nitrogenous base
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Properties Store genetic information Two kinds of nucleic acids DNA RNA
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Fold it! Help scientists figure out protein folding This game is open to the public The first hundred puzzles are known proteins But many proteins are not decoded and scientists are asking for our help to figure them out http://fold.it/ http://fold.it/
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