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| 4 types of macromolecules |
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carbs
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids |
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| which macromolecules are polymers? |
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| proteins, carbs, nucleic acids |
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covalent bonds via dehydration synthesis aka condensation reaction
releases H2O AKA Hydrolysis |
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| when bonds occur water is released, OH- and H+ |
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| what is the monomer of carbs? |
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| short chains of monosaccharides |
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| examples of oligosaccharides |
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| sucrose, galactose, glucose, maltose, lactose |
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| bonds btw monosaccharides in oligosaccharides |
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| glycosyidic linkages - alpha and beta |
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storage: glycogen&starch
structural: chitin&cellulose |
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| are lipids hydrophilic or hydrophobic |
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3 fatty acids & glycerol covalently bonded with ester linkage
aka triglycerides or triglycerols |
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| types of bonds in saturated fats, unsaturated and polyunsaturated |
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sat - single bonds
unsat - at least one double
polyunsat - at least 2 double bonds |
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| why are saturated fats solid at room temp? |
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saturated fats are "straight" molecules; therefore they can be stacked neatly.
unsat have kinks |
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| 2 fatty acids and phosphate |
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| steriods, phospholipids and fats |
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| basic structure of steroids |
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4 fused carbon rings
have functional groups determine function |
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| how many amino acids are there |
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-common structure
-central carbon
-a hydrogen
-amino group
-carboxyl group
-variable R group |
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| types of bonds btw amino acids |
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| 4 levels of protein structure |
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primary - order of amino acids
secondary - a helix or b sheet
tertiary - reactions btw r groups
quaternary - proteins with 2 or more polypeptides |
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| 3 causes of protein denaturation |
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pH change
ionic concentration change
temp change |
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DNA and RNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
ribonucleic acid |
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| nucleic acids structure and monomer |
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monomer is nucleotides
made of pentose, nitrogenous base and phosphate group |
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| names of pentoses in dna and rna |
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| names of pentoses in dna and rna |
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| names of pentoses in dna and rna |
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| 2 types of nitrogenous bases |
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| cytosine, thymine, uracil |
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