biomolecules

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Organic compounds in a living system, and they are generally made up of C, H, O, and/or N, which serve as important parts of cellular structures and metabolic reactions.

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Biomolecules

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Compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Also known as saccharides.

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Carbohydrate

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The building blocks or monomers of carbohydrates.

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Monosaccharides

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Long chains of monosaccharide that produces polymers.

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Polysaccharides

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The structural component of cell walls that forms the fibers present in plants and wood.

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Cellulose

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An extensively branched glucose polymer that animals use as an energy reserve. It is the animal analog to starch.

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Glycogen

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They are very large molecules that are critical for the functions of the human body. They are made from the linkage of monomers called amino acids.

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Proteins

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2 functional group amino acids

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Carboxylic group and Amine group

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When many amino acids are linked together through peptide bonds, the resulting molecule is called

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Polypeptide

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proteins involved in defending the body against antigens. They are the molecules of the immune system.

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Antibodies

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responsible for body movement such as muscle contraction

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Contractile proteins

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proteins that catalyze (speed up) or facilitate biochemical reactions

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Enzymes

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serve as messenger proteins to help coordinate some body functions. An example is insulin (which controls blood sugar concentration)

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Hormonal proteins

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are fibrous and provide support. An example is collagen which provides support to connective tissues.

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Structural proteins

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store amino acids like casein in milk.

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Storage proteins

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are carrier proteins which move molecules from one place to another in the body. An example is hemoglobin which transports oxygen.

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Transport proteins

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a process in which a protein loses its secondary, tertiary, or quaternary structures. This may be caused by physical or chemical agents like strong acid, base, inorganic salt, heat, or solvent which disrupt the bonds that hold the protein structures together.

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Denaturation

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natural polymers with very large molar masses.

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Nucleic acids

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carries the genetic information passed on from parents to children.

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DNA

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plays an important role in protein synthesis.

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RNA

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a class of naturally occurring organic compounds distinguished by their solubility in an organic solvent (and not in water).

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Lipids