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Hydroxyl, Carbonyl (Ketones, Aldehydes), Carboxyl, Amino, Phosphate,
What are the 5 basic functional groups?
hydroxyl (alcohol)
What functional group is this?
carbonyl (ketone or aldehyde)
What functional group is this?
carboxyl (acid)
What functional group is this?
amino
What functional group is this?
phosphate
Which functional group is this?
alcohols
List the generic name(s) for molecules carrying a hydroxyl group:
ethanol, hydroxyl
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
acetone, carbonyl: ketone
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
propanol, carbonyl: aldehyde
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
acetic acid, carboxyl
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
glycine, amino, carboxyl
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
cysteine, sulfhydryl, amino, carboxyl
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
glycerol phosphate, phosphate, hydroxyl
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
5-methyl cytidine, methyl, carbonyl,
What compound is this and what functional group(s) can you see?
they are polar, therefore they can form hydrogen bonds with H₂O molecules helping dissolve organic compounds
What are the functional properties of hydroxyl groups?
carbonyl
What group gives rise to two major groups of sugars?
acts as an acid
What is the major functional property of carboxyl groups?
act as a base
What are the functional propertie(s) of amino groups?
stabalize protein structure, cross linking of cysteines in hair proteins
what are the functional properties of sulfhydryl groups?
contributes negate charge, has potential to react with water releasing negative charge
What are the functional propertie(s) of phosphate groups?
affects gene expression, affects hormones
What are the functional propertie(s) of methyl groups?
ketones, aldehydes
In what prominent biological molecule(s) will we find carbonyl groups?
ketone
If a carbonyl group is found within a carbon skeleton, that molecule is known as a what?
aldehyde
If a carbonyl group is found on the end of a carbon skeleton, that molecule is known as a what?
true
True or false, a ketone and an aldehyde can be structural isomers with different characteristics?
the polar covalent bond between oxygen and hydrogen
What allows the carboxyl group to act as an acid?
glycine
In what prominent biological molecule(s) will we find amino groups?
amino acids
What are compounds with both amino acids and carboxyl groups called?