Organic Molecules

The organic molecules:

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Lipids

Carbohydrates

• Immediate source of energy

• 1:2:1 ratio of carbon : hydrogen : oxygen

• Structural molecule for plants

• Starch

• Made up of glucose/ sugars

Lipids

• Some hormones, like estrogen and testosterone

• Makes up the cell membrane

• Made of fatty acids and glycerol

• Triglyceride

• Made up of carbon, hydrogen, and some oxygen

• Stores energy

• Insulation

Nucleic Acids

• Made of nucleotides

• Has to do with DNA

• Made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous

• Stores and transmits hereditary information

Proteins

• Increases the rates of chemical reactions

• Hemoglobin

• Made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen

• Has to do with enzymes

• Transports molecules

• Cell communication

• Structure of muscle, bone, and skin

• Fights diseases and antibodies

• Made up of amino acids