6 - biochem + digestion Flashcards
Basics of covalent bond
3,000 cal of heat energy, most common bond in organic molecules linking
Basics of hydrogen bonds
Weak bonds between +/- regions of molecules. Mostly between h and o
Basics of high energy bonds
Variation of covalent bond, usually with the phosphate group. ATP is a form of it.
Isomers
Chemicals with same formula, different structure
Polymer
Big molecule made of repeating monomers
Monomer
Smaller molecules, building blocks of polymers
Basics of Carbohydrates
Hydrates of carbon (C•H2O), made of sugars and starches
Most important sugar
Glucose
C6 H12 O6
Most sugars are __ of __
Most sugars are isomers of glucose
Monoccharide
1 sugar molecule
Disaccharide
2 sugar molecules, covalent
How do Disaccharides form
Dehydration synthesis, removing a water (H2O) so there’s free bonds available to bond
How are Disaccharides split
Hydrolysis, when water molecule is added, forcibly splitting the Disaccharides
What is glucose used for
Transportable fuel
Polysaccharide
Many sugar molecules bonded together; repeating monomers
Examples of Polysaccharides
Starches, Glycogen, Cellulose
Starches
Main storage molecule in plants
Long chains of glucose
Glycogen
Storage polysaccharide made by animals
Made in liver, stored in liver/muscles
Cellulose
Structural polysaccharide, made of beta glucose
Remember cellulose / celery
Basics of lipids
Organic, insoluble in water, soluble in nonpolar organic solvents
energy storage molecules
Made of fats and oils
What shape is sugar if it is in water
usually
Ring form
Do carbohydrates or lipids have more energy
Lipids
What 4 molecules make up lipids
3 fatty acids and one glycerol
What enzymes breaks down fats through hydrolysis
Lipase