macromolecules biology. what does organic mean? organic molecules contain both carbon and hydrogen....
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The Role of Carbon in Organisms Let’s draw carbon…TRANSCRIPT
MacromoleculesBiology
What does organic mean? Organic Molecules contain both carbon
and hydrogen. Inorganic Molecules - the rest.
Water Salt Oxygen gas Carbon dioxide
The Role of Carbon in Organisms
Let’s draw carbon…
CarbonA carbon atom has four electrons
available for bonding in its outer energy level. In order to become stable, a carbon atom forms four covalent bonds that fill its outer energy level.
Two carbon atoms can form various types of covalent bonds: Single
Double
Triple
When carbon atoms bond to each other they can
form: Straight Chains Branched Chains Rings (like glucose)
Polymer Polymer - large molecule made of
many smaller molecules that bond together.
Polymers are made of monomers!
Types of PolymersPolymers1. Carbohydrates2. Proteins3. Lipids4. Nucleic Acids
Their Monomers…1. Monosaccharide2. Amino Acids3. Fatty Acids4. Nucleotides
Carbohydrates Composed of Carbon, hydrogen,
and oxygen. Ratio of 1:2:1 Simplest type of carbohydrate is a
simple sugar called a monosaccharide.
Monosaccharide - 1 ring Example: glucose
Disaccharide - 2 (glucose + fructose = sucrose)Sucrose is a disaccharide! Polysaccharide - many
Example: starch
Types of Polysaccharides Starch - found in plants. Its their
way of storing energy. Glycogen - found in liver of
animals. Temporary storage. Cellulose - found in the cell wall of
plants. Carbohydrates are for short term
storage of energy.
Lipids Made mostly of carbon and
hydrogen, with a little bit of oxygen.
Fats, oils, and waxes. They are insoluble in water,
because they are non-polar. (hydrophobic)
Functions of Lipids Long term storage of energy Insulation Protection of organs Steroids - signals in body
Important in metabolism Some hormones
Proteins Composed of carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.
The basic building blocks of proteins are amino acids.
Amino Acids 20 common amino acids that can make
thousands of proteins. Amino acids are held together by
Peptide Bonds. (Peptide bonds hold the protein chain together!)
Proteins make up many of the structural components of organism! Components like enzymes!
Enzymes are proteins that change the rate of a chemical reaction. Speeds them up! Ex. Digesting a food, blood clotting,
etc
Nucleic Acids Stores cellular information in the
form of a code.
Made of subunits called nuceotides.
Nucleotides have three parts:
1. Nitrogenous Base2. A Simple Sugar3. A Phosphate Group
Phosphate group
Sugar
Nitrogenous base
DNA is a nucleic acid! Deoxyribonucleic acid! The instructions coded in DNA
contains all the instructions for making proteins in organisms.
RNA is also a nucleic acid…we’ll talk about it later!
DNA