Compounds Flashcards
Any chemical compound that contains carbon
•carbohydrates
•proteins
•lipids
•nucleic acids
Organic Compounds
Bring important nutrients like vitamins and minerals
Carbohydrates
Types of Carbohydrates
•Monosaccharides
•Disaccharides
•Polysaccharide
Simplest unit of carbohydrates that contains single sugar molecules
Monosaccharides
2 simple sugars combined by chemical bond
Disaccharides
Carbohydrate made up of more than 2 simple sugars
Polysaccharides
Types of Monosaccharides
•Glucose
•Fructose
•Galactose
Types of Disaccharides
•Maltose
•Sucrose
•Lactose
Types of Polysaccharides
•Starch
•Glycogen
•Cellulose
Most abundant organic molecules of living system.
•In plant cells 2nd most common molecule after carbohydrates
Proteins
Levels of Protein Structure
• The sequence of amino acids that make up a polypeptide chain
*20 amino acids
Primary Structure
Levels of Protein Structure
• Stable local folding of portions of protein involving hydrogen bonding between backbone atoms
Secondary Structure
Secondary Structure hydrogen bonds
•Alpha - Helix
•Beta - Pleated Sheet
Levels of Protein Structure
•Three dimensional structure of polypeptide
•Interaction in R groups of amino acids that make up a protein
Tertiary Structure
Levels of Protein Structure
•Occurs when a protein consists more than one polypeptide chain
Quaternary Structure