Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
1
Chemistry Joke of the Day… a Poem.
Susan was in chemistry. Susan is no more, for what she thought was H2O was really H2SO4.
2
Building Blocks of Life
Chemistry of Carbon Building Blocks of Life
3
Why study Carbon? All of life is built on carbon Cells ~72% H2O
~25% carbon compounds carbohydrates lipids proteins nucleic acids ~3% salts Na, Cl, K… Why do we study carbon -- is it the most abundant element in living organisms? H & O most abundant, but not the biggest percentage of body weight Oxygen = 65% of human body weight C is the next most abundant = 18.5% of human body weight H = 9.5% of human body weight N= 3.3% of human body weight
4
Chemistry of Life Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds
C atoms are versatile building blocks bonding properties 4 stable covalent bonds Start Playing with the Molecular Model set Dirrections: Turn clockwise to put in and take out or you will ruin the springs. Black= Carbon White= Hydrogen Red= Oxygen Orange= Nitrogen Yellow= Sulfer Green= Halogens which are fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) CH4 is Methane Carbon chemistry = organic chemistry Why is it a foundational atom? What makes it so important? Can’t be a good building block if you only form 1 or 2 bonds. H C H H H
5
Complex molecules assembled like TinkerToys
Like sugars: C6H12O6 But can be arranged in different ways -glucose -galactose -dextrose Ethante: a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel CNOPS = elements that can form double or triple bonds
6
Hydrocarbons Combinations of C & H non-polar stable
not soluble in H2O hydrophobic stable very little attraction between molecules a gas at room temperature methane (simplest HC) Hydrocarbons are balanced so they are non-polar
7
Hydrocarbons can grow
8
Isomers Molecules with same molecular formula but different structures (shapes) different chemical properties different biological functions Same formula but different structurally & therefore different functionally. Molecular shape determines biological properties. Ex. Isomers may be ineffective as medicines 6 carbons 6 carbons 6 carbons
9
Form affects function Structural differences create important functional significance amino acid alanine L-alanine used in proteins but not D-alanine medicines L-version active but not D-version sometimes with tragic results… Life is mostly dependent on the L version, not the D stereoisomers
10
Form affects function Thalidomide
prescribed to pregnant women in 50s & 60s reduced morning sickness, but… stereoisomer caused severe birth defects
11
Diversity of molecules
Substitute other atoms or groups around the carbon ethane vs. ethanol H replaced by an hydroxyl group (–OH) nonpolar vs. polar gas vs. liquid biological effects! ethane (C2H6) ethanol (C2H5OH)
12
Functional groups Parts of organic molecules that are involved in chemical reactions give organic molecules distinctive properties hydroxyl amino carbonyl sulfhydryl carboxyl phosphate Affect reactivity makes hydrocarbons hydrophilic increase solubility in water
13
Viva la difference! Basic structure of male & female hormones is identical identical carbon skeleton attachment of different functional groups interact with different targets in the body different effects For example the male and female hormones, testosterone and estradiol, differ from each other only by the attachment of different functional groups to an identical carbon skeleton.
14
Hydroxyl –OH organic compounds with OH = alcohols
names typically end in -ol ethanol This is a bit too general but works for AP Bio
15
Carbonyl C=O O double bonded to C if C=O at end molecule = aldehyde
if C=O in middle of molecule = ketone Ketone= because the key goes in the middle of the lock Ketones smell sweet in some people and like fingernail polish. Happens when you are dehydrated. Hydrocarbons with ketones attached get broken down when it is stressed/ dehydrated. Why your urine smells like this when you are dehydrated. ketone ( KEE-toan)
16
Carboxyl –COOH C double bonded to O & single bonded to OH group
compounds with COOH = acids fatty acids amino acids
17
Amino -NH2 N attached to 2 H compounds with NH2 = amines
amino acids NH2 acts as base ammonia picks up H+ from solution How many bonding sites does N have? N can bond 4 times.
18
Sulfhydryl –SH S bonded to H compounds with SH = thiols
SH groups stabilize the structure of proteins Sh!!! Don’t talk about her thighs that way! When proteins are overloaded in one direction or another the thiols prevent it from flexing. They stay solid. Just like big thight- solid
19
Phosphate –PO4 P bound to 4 O connects to C through an O
lots of O = lots of negative charge highly reactive transfers energy between organic molecules ATP, GTP, etc.
20
Building Blocks of Life
Macromolecules Building Blocks of Life
21
Macromolecules Smaller organic molecules join together to form larger molecules macromolecules 4 major classes of macromolecules: carbohydrates lipids proteins nucleic acids
22
Polymers Long molecules built by linking repeating building blocks in a chain monomers building blocks repeated small units covalent bonds H2O HO H Dehydration Synthesis • great variety of polymers can be built from a small set of monomers • monomers can be connected in many combinations like the 26 letters in the alphabet can be used to create a great diversity of words • each cell has millions of different macromolecules Username:katrinapandya Password: A2K2A2K2 KeyWord Dehydration Synthesis
23
You gotta be open to “bonding!
How to build a polymer You gotta be open to “bonding! Synthesis joins monomers by “taking” H2O out one monomer donates OH– other monomer donates H+ together these form H2O requires energy & enzymes H2O HO H enzyme Dehydration synthesis Condensation reaction
24
How to break down a polymer
Breaking up is hard to do! Digestion use H2O to breakdown polymers reverse of dehydration synthesis cleave off one monomer at a time H2O is split into H+ and OH– H+ & OH– attach to ends requires enzymes releases energy H2O HO H enzyme Most macromolecules are polymers • build: condensation (dehydration) reaction • breakdown: hydrolysis An immense variety of polymers can be built from a small set of monomers Hydrolysis Digestion
25
Any Questions??
Similar presentations
