Exam 1 Flashcards
ester linkage
connects glycerol and fatty acids
steroids and sterols
send signals and non soluble
animals have steroids
plants have sterols
saturated vs. unsaturated
saturated- no kinks
unsaturated- double bonds making kinks
fatty acids on triglycerides can be saturated or unsaturated
wax
- fatty acid and long chain alcohol
- nonsoluble
isoprene
5 carbon chain with double bonds
beta carotene
plant pigment made of terpenes (makes carrots)
nucleotides
base + sugar + phosphate
ribose as the sugar for RNA
deoxyribose as the sugar for DNA
DNA
nucleotides connected by phosphodiester bonds (sugar phosphate)
genetic info is carried in…
the sequence of nucleotides
types of RNA
mRNA- messenger
rRNA- ribosomal
tRNA- transfer
NADH- electron carrier
Alkaloids
-caffeine, fight insects
terpenes
- digitoxose, heart stimulant (digitalin)
- beta carotene
- latex
Phenolics
- tannins, tan leather
- lignin
N-containing
amygdalin
crista
folds of the inner membrane of the mitochondria