ch03 chemical building blocks of life carbon

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The Chemical Building Blocks3.1 Carbon


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Chemistry of Carbon

Building Blocks of Life


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Why study Carbon?All of life is built on carbon

Cells~72% H

2O

~25% carbon compoundscarbohydrateslipidsproteinsnucleic acids

~3% saltsNa, Cl, K


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Chemistry of LifeOrganic chemistry is the study of carbon compoundsC atoms are versatile building blocks

bonding properties4 stable covalent bonds

HH C

H

H


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Complex molecules assembled like TinkerToys


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HydrocarbonsCombinations of C & H

non-polar not soluble in H 2Ohydrophobic

stablevery little attractionbetween molecules

a gas at room temperature

methane(simplest HC)


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Hydrocarbons can grow


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IsomersMolecules with same molecular formulabut different structures (shapes)

different chemical properties

different biological functions

6 carbons

6 carbons

6 carbons


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Form affects functionStructural differences create importantfunctional significance

amino acid alanine

L-alanine used in proteinsbut not D-alanine

medicinesL-version activebut not D-version

sometimes withtragic results

stereoisomersstereoisomers


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Diversity of moleculesSubstitute other atoms or groupsaround the carbon

ethane vs. ethanolH replaced by an hydroxyl group (OH)nonpolar vs. polar

gas vs. liquid

biological effects!

ethane (C 2H6) ethanol (C 2H5OH)


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Functional groupsParts of organic molecules that areinvolved in chemical reactions

give organic molecules distinctive

propertieshydroxyl aminocarbonyl sulfhydrylcarboxyl phosphate

Affect reactivitymakes hydrocarbons hydrophilicincrease solubility in water


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Viva la difference!Basic structure of male & femalehormones is identical

identical carbon skeleton

attachment of different functional groupsinteract with different targets in the body

different effects


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HydroxylOH

organic compounds with OH = alcoholsnames typically end in -ol

ethanol


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CarbonylC=O

O double bonded to Cif C=O at end molecule = aldehyde

if C=O in middle of molecule = ketone


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CarboxylCOOH

C double bonded to O & single bondedto OH group

compounds with COOH = acidsfatty acidsamino acids


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Amino-NH 2

N attached to 2 Hcompounds with NH 2 = amines

amino acidsNH2 acts as base

ammonia picks up H + from solution


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SulfhydrylSH

S bonded to Hcompounds with SH = thiols

SH groups stabilize the structure of proteins


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PhosphatePO 4

P bound to 4 Oconnects to C through an O

lots of O = lots of negative chargehighly reactive

transfers energy between organic molecules

ATP, GTP, etc.


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Macromolecules

Building Blocksof Life


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MacromoleculesSmaller organic molecules join together to form larger molecules

macromolecules

4 major classes of macromolecules:

carbohydrates

lipidsproteinsnucleic acids


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H2O

HO

HO H

H HHO

PolymersLong molecules built by linking repeatingbuilding blocks in a chain

monomers

building blocksrepeated small units

covalent bonds

Dehydration synthesisDehydration synthesis


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H2O

HO

HO H

H HHO

How to build a polymer Synthesis

joins monomers by taking H 2O outone monomer donates OH

other monomer donates H +together these form H 2O

requires energy & enzymes

enzymeDehydration synthesisDehydration synthesis

Condensation reactionCondensation reaction

You gottabe open tobonding!


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H2O

HO H

HO H HO H

How to break down a polymer

Digestionuse H2O to breakdown polymers

reverse of dehydration synthesis

cleave off one monomer at a time

H2O is split into H + and OH

H+ & OH attach to ends

requires enzymesreleases energy

Br eaking upis ha r d to do!

HydrolysisHydrolysis

DigestionDigestion

enzyme

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