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Chapter 3: The Organic Molecules of Life
Essentials of Biology 2nd Edition
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/05/2012

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Differentiate between organic and inorganic compounds
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Organic=living/must contain carbon & hydrogen, Inorganic=nonliving
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Identify key functional groups and provide examples of where they are found in biological molecules
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Hydroxyl-alchols/sugars, Carboxyl-amino acids/fatty acids, Amino-Amino acids/proteins, Sulfhydryl-Amino acids cysteine/proteins, Phosphate-ATP/Nucleic acids
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Describe the organization of biological compounds
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Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
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Describe key characteristics and the organization of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
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Carbohydrates-almost immediate energy source (single, two or many sugar molecules bonded together)
SEE NOTES
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Describe protein structure
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pg. 40 & 42
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Describe how DNA sequence and protein structure are related
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can determine a protein structure by the DNA sequence
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Organic molecules
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Hydrocarbons
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Isomers
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Molecules with the same molecular formula but a different structure, and therefore a different shape
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Functional group
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Carbohydrates
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Lipids
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Proteins
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Nucleic acids
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Monomer
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Polymer
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Dehydration reaction
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Hydrolysis reaction
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Monosaccharide
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Disaccharide
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Polysaccharide
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Starch
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Glycogen
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Lipids
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Fatty acid
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Saturated fatty acid
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unsaturated fatty acid
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Phospholipid
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Steroid/Cholesterol
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Protein
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Functions of proteins
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Amino acid
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Peptide bond
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Peptide
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Polypeptide
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Primary structure
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Secondary structure
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Tertiary structure
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Quaternary structure
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Nucleic acids
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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Ribonucleic acid
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We have discussed the four different types of biological molecules, and we have also discussed the importance of buffers. The buffering system in blood is most important to what specific type of organic molecule? Why?
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4 types=carbohydrates, lipids. Proteins, nucleic acids
importance of buffers=to maintain a particular pH (7.4 in blood)
Enzymes, a type of protein, must maintain a specific three-dimensional shape. Excess hydrogen ions or hydroxide ions will change the shape of enzymes making them non-functional (denatured).
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