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Biological Polymers Flashcards

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Sugar polymers

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Monosaccharides —> polysaccharide + water
eg) glucose —> starch + water

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Amino acid polymers

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Amino acids —> polypeptides + water
eg) n(H2NCH2COOH) —> (HNCH2CO)n + nH2O

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What groups are amino acids made of?

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-amine group (-NH2)
-carboxylic acid group (-COOH)

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DNA

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-nucleotide consisting of phosphate-sugar-base
-intermolecular forces between between opposite nucleotide pairs hold the two long chains together in a double helix

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Year 11 GCSE Chemistry Paper 2 (24 decks)

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