Lipids

Structure of triglycerides

One molecule of glycerol and three molecule of fatty acids

Process/Bond to form triglyceride

Esterification/Ester bond

Structure of phospholipids

Hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail.

Types of nucleic acids

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic (RNA).

“Nucleotide”

Monomer of nucleic acids.

Component of nucleotide

Phosphate group, pentose sugar and nitrogenous base.

Backbone of DNA and RNA

Sugar and phosphate.

“Polynucleotides”

Different nucleotides joined by phosphodiester bonds.

Bond between nitrogenous bases in DNA

Hydrogen bond

Nitrogenous bases in DNA

A-T

G-C

Nitrogenous bases in RNA

A-U

G-C

Types of RNA

mRNA (messenger)

rRNA (ribosomal)

tRNA (transfer)