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Chapter 4 : Functional Groups Flashcards

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Hydroxyl Group and property

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-OH; helps dissolve compounds like sugars. alcohol

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Carbonyl group and property

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C=O; sugars with ketoses and aldoses

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Carboxyl Group and property

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-COOH, Acid; polar covalent bond between O and H

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Amino Group and property

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-NH2; base. picks up H+

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Sulfhydryl Group and property

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-SH; stabilizes protein, hair protein. Thiol

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Phosphate Group and propert

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-OPO3^2; negative charge( releases energy

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Methyl Group

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-CH3; affects the expression of genes

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Properties of hydrocarbon

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Hydrophobic, nonpolar, and a source of energy

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