AP BIO - Functional Groups (structures and properties)

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Biology

Biochemistry

10th

Last updated 12:31 AM on 12/10/24

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hydroxyl

-OH

POLAR

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carbonyl

>CO

POLAR; ketone or aldehyde

ketone = middle carbon / aldehyde = end carbon

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carboxyl

-COOH

ACID

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amino

-NH₂

_{ACTS AS A BASE (accepts protons)}

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sulfhydryl

-SH

FORMS DISULFIDE BRIDGES

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phosphate

-PO₃^2- / -PO₃H₂

_POLAR

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methyl

-CH₃

_NONPOLAR

_{*only considered methyl if it is NOT part of the main chain (longest chain) of carbon}