Chapter 4/5 Carbon and Macromolecules Flashcards
Astrobiology
Space biology
Theoretical substitution for C?
Si, due to also being in column 14
Carbons role
Backbone of all marcromolecules
Master of covalent bonding
Carbon
What shapes can carbon form
Tetrhadral, linear chain, bent chain, branched chain, ring chain
Glucose family
Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate ending
-ose
Disaccharide
2 sugar units
Polysaccharide
3 or more sugar units
Plant skeleton
Cellulose
Dehydration synthesis in macromolecules can also be called
Polymerization
Sugar enzyme ending
-ase
Lipids
Long term storage of E
Hydroilysis
hydro = water
lysis = to split/break
process of putting H2O back in to break bonds
“Monomers” of lipid
1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids
Glycerol
C3H5(OH)3 or C3H8O3
Fatty acids
Long hydrocarbon chains
Types of lipids
Trans, cis, saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated
Saturated fats
Maximum # of H atoms in hydrocarbon chains
Unsaturated
1 C=C bond in hydrocarbon chains
Polyunsaturated
2+ C=C bonds in hydrocarbon chains
Proteins in regard to E
Last resort for E
Monomers of proteins
Amino acid
5 component parts of amino acids
Central C
Hydrogen atom
Amino group
Carboxyl group
Radical Group
Amino group
NH2
Carboxyl group
(-COOH)
Hemoglobin
Protein that carries O2 in circulatory system
Surface protein
Nucleic acid
Stores information (genetic info) = instruction for lfie
What macromolecule is never used as E source
Nucleic acid
Codon
mRNA
mRNA
Messenger, formed in nucleus from DNA, compliment of DNA’s code working copy
tRNA
Involved in proteins synthesis, transports specific amino acid to ribosome anticodon
rRNA
ribosomal rna, structural component of ribosome
Polypeptide
Many bonds between amino acids
Deoxyribose vs Ribose
Both Pentoses (5-C) sugar, but absence of hydroxyl in position 2
Mock world experiment name/date/location
Stanley millers experiment, 1953, university of chicago
Scientists in mock world experiment
Stanley millers and Harold Urey
Purpose of Stanley Millers experiment
Investigate whether Nature could spontaneously generate the macromolecules needed to create life