Biology 120 Notes (Part 5) Continuing the Discussion of Macromolecules

Glycogen

Glycogen

________ is a highly branched storage polysaccharide in animals.

Chitin

________ is a structural polymer found in cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.

Glycosidic bonds

________ (linkages) join monosaccharides together through dehydration reactions.

Starch

________ is a storage polysaccharide in plants.

Proteins

________ are a polypeptide or multiple peptides that have a unique structure and function.

glucose monomers

It is composed of ________ in a helix.

Cellulose

________ is a structured polysaccharide in plants.

Peptidoglycan

________ is a structural polysaccharide.

Collagen

________ and keratin are part of the structure of proteins.

Polysaccharides

________ are a long chain of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkages.

Globular proteins

________ exhibit tertiary structure.

Maltose

________ (grain sugar), lactose (milk sugar), and sucrose (table sugar) are common monosaccharides found in everyday use.

Polypeptides

________ are a chain of amino acids joined together with peptide bonds.

Protein structuring

________ is hierarchal.

Amino acids

________ are protein monomers.

cell walls

It makes up most of the plant ________.

Ionic bonds

________ and covalent bonds occur between "R groups ..

Peptidoglycan

________ is a structural polymer found in cell walls.

Cellulose

________ is a structural polymer.

Amino acids

________ are linked when a bond forms between a carboxyl group of one ________ and an amino group of another.

Proteins

________ defend against antibodies.

Proteins have four basic structures which are

primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

secondary structure

A ___________ occurs when polypeptides coil or fold in a certain way and is formed by hydrogen bonds.

primary structure

A ____________ has a sequence of amino acids.

tertiary structure

Folding results in a final 3-D shape of a polypeptide, which makes up a ____________.

quaternary structure

The bonding of two or more distinct polypeptide subunits makes up a _____________.