Chapter 1-Exam 1 NOT DONE YET

What is an organic molecule

any chemical compound in which one or more carbon atoms are covalently linked to atoms or other elements

Identify the 3 major groups of macromolecules

carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids

What are the carbohydrate monomers

disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides,

example of disaccharides

sucrose (sugars)

oligosaccharides

2-12 monomers

polysaccharides

+12 monomers

examples of polysaccharides

starch, fiber, glycogen

What are the carbohydrate monomers

monosaccharides

Example of monosaccharides

glucose, galactose, fructose, and ribose

number of different forms of subunits of carbohydrates

mostly glucose and its derivatives

What are the protein polymers

dipeptide, oligopeptide, polypeptide

what is a dipeptide

2 amino acids

what is an oligopeptide

3-12 amino acids

what are polypeptides

+12 amino acids

what are the protein monomers

amino acids

what are the number of different forms of subunits of proteins

20

what are the amino acid polymers

2-monoglyceride, diglyceride, tryglyceride, cholesterol ester

what are fatty acids

water soluble. carbon chain with an acid on the end

glycerol structure

triglyceride structure

glyceride structure

1,3 diglyceride structure

1,2 diglyceride structure

2 monoglyceride structure

cholesterol ester structure

what are the lipid monomers

fatty acids, glycerol, cholesterol

what are the number of different forms of subunits of lipids

100+ important types

What are the nucleic acids polymers

DNA and RNA

DNA structure

RNA structure

What are the nucleic acids monomers

nucleotides

what makes up nucleotides

sugar, base, and phosphate

what are RNA bases

A, U, C, G

what are DNA bases

A, T, C, G

structure of glucose

structure of fructose

structure of ribose

structure of galactose

structure of aldose

structure of ketose

structure of glycine

structure of fatty acids

structure of cholesterol

structure of nucleotides