Functional groups Flashcards
Monomer
Individual molecules.
Very small, mainly soluble in water, pass in and out of cells easily.
Polymer
Large molecules made of smaller molecules joined together.
Do not enter and leave the cell freely by diffusion.
Metabolism and the 2 types
The sum of all reactions that occur in an organism. Catabolism and anabolism
Catabolism
Reactions that break down larger molecules into smaller ones
Anabolism
Reactions that build larger molecules from smaller ones.
Most biological molecules contain what element
Carbon and It forms up to 4 covalent bonds.
Functional groups
groups of atoms that give organic molecules specific chemical and physical properties
R groups
rest of the molecule.
Hydroxyl group
-OH
Carbonyl Group
O
ll
-C-
Carboxyl
-c//o
\oh
Amino
-N/H
\H
Sulfhydryl
-s-h