Functional Groups & Biological Molecules
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functional group: Hydroxyl (—OH)
functional group: carbonyl (—CHO) (at end, aka aldehyde)
functional group: Carbonyl (CO) (in chain, aka ketone)
functional group: Amino (at end) (—NH2)
functional group: Ether (in chain) (—O—)
functional group: Ester (—COOR)
what family does hydroxyl belong to?
alcohols (example: ethanol)
what family does carbonyl (at end) belong to?
aldehydes (example: acetaldehyde)
what family does carbonyl (in chain) belong to?
ketones (example: acetone)
what family does amino (at end) belong to?
amines (example: methylamine)
what family does ether (in chain) belong to?
ether (example: methyl ethyl ether)
- glycosidic linkage is also classified as this functional group
what family does ester belong to?
esters (example: ethyl benzoate)
functional group: Carboxyl (—COOH) (at end)
what family does carboxyl belong to?
carboxylic acid (example: acetic acid)
functional group: Sulfhydryl
what family does sulfhydryl belong to?
thiols (example: cysteine)
functional group: Phosphate
what family does phosphate belong to?
phosphates (example: glycerol phosphate)
functional group: Methyl
what family does methyl belong to?
alkanes (example: lidocane)
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