Biological Polymers Flashcards
Memorize
Lipids
Long term energy storage
Triglycerides
Can be broken down
Amylose and Amylopectin
two components that make up starch
Main energy molecule in plants
Starch
Stored in the liver
Glycogen
Building blocks of DNA
nucleotides
nucleotide names
Adenine, Cytosine. thymine, guanine
Main parts of each nucleotide
A pyrimidine/purine nitrogenous base, a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group
Specific pairing of Nucleotides
A to T and G to C
RNA to DNA differences
Uracil replaces thymine, and deoxyribose base is replaces with ribose base.
Transfer RNA
Single Stranded Polymers
Peptide Bond
Amide bond in a protein
Side chain reactions (weakest to strongest)
Hydrophobic, Hydrogen bonding, Salt Bridge, Disulfide Bond