ch 7 Flashcards
amino acids contain..?
r chains
What is the covalent bond form between two monosaccharides?
glycosidic bond
what is biochemistry?
study of life chem
what are the major cellular elements (macronutrients)
-hydrogen
-carbon
-nitrogen
-phosphorus
-sulfur
What are the four most common macro nutrients?
hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen
what are other important micronutrients
Sodium
potassium
magnesium
zinc
iron
calcium
molybdenum
Copper
cobalt
manganese
vanadium
What are organic molecules?
-carbon + combo of macronutrients
-most larger and more complex
-form cell structures
-held together by COVALENT bonds
what are inorganic molecules
-no carbon
-simple and smaller
-do not form cell structures
types of carbon skeletons?
-chain
-branched
-cyclic
what are isomers?
carbon molecules w/ same formula but diff arrangement
what are stereoisomers?
same sequence, same structure, but diff 3d shape
what are enantiomers?
related by reflection to each other
