Biomolecules Flashcards
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Biomolecules
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carbon based organic molecules
2
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Functional groups
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determine chemical properties and are attached to carbon skeletons
3
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four major groups of biomolecules - biopolymer
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- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic Acids
4
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4 types of monomers (building blocks)
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- Fatty acid
- Monosaccaride
- Nucleotide
- Amino acids
5
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biopolymers w/ their monomers
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- lipids - fatty acids
- carbohydrates - monosaccaride
- nucleic acids - nucleotide
- proteins - amino acids
6
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Carbohydrates
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- organic molecules (c,h,o,) that are linked together form simple sugars
1. immediate source of energy
2. important part of DNA
3. provides shape to certain cells (cellulose)
7
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dehydration synthesis
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bonds formed by the removal of water between sugar
8
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Hydrolysis
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breaking bonds by inserting water
9
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lipids
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- large non polar molecules that don’t easily dissolve in water.
- important source of energy
- good insulin
- provide cushion for organ
- retain large amounts of water
10
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three types of lipids
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- true fats
- steroids
- phospholipids
11
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phospolipids
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- resemble fats but posses a phosphate group
- mayor component of cell membranes targeted by certain toxins
12
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anything that ends in ase =
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enzyme
13
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necrosis
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death of tissue
14
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steriods
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- lipids estrogen and testosterone
- complex rings of carbon often serve as hormones that aid and regulating body processes hormones like egg and sperm
15
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cholesterol
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- get it from genetic and dietary
- component of cell membranes
- helps in vitamin D production
- produced by liver and we consume it from meat and dairy products
