Organic and Biomolecules

Pyruvic Acid

Pyruvate +H+

Uracil

Acetyl

testosterone 

estradiol 

soi

isomers

compounds with same number of atoms/elements but arrange differently

biota polymerize

sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, and fatty acids

4 classes of biomolecules

carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

structural isomers

differ by arrangement of being branched or unbranched

geometric isomers

differ by the arrangement of atoms such as, cis(same) and trans (opposite)

assimilate

absorbed into food

circulate

move through bloodstream

metabolized 

broke down to extract chemical energy to do work 

sugars turn into

starch/glycogen

amino acids turn into

polypeptides/proteins

nucleotides

DNA/RNA 

fatty acids turn into

triglycerides

carbohydrates

sugars, starches , cellulose, glycogen, chitin

lipids

fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, sebum

proteins 

amino acids, peptides, polypeptides

nucleic acids 

nucleotides, dinucleotides, ATP, DNA, RNA