Lecture Week 2 Flashcards
What are the four organic molecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
Molecules are either organic or inorangic?
True
What are the three main groups of Carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides
What are the two kinds of Monosaccharides?
Pentose and Hexose
How are monosaccharides classified?
By how many carbons they have
What are two pentose sugars?
Deoxyribose and Ribose
What are the three hexose sugars?
Glucose, Galactose, Fructose
What is the primary nutrient of which we get energy?
Glucose
What are the three disaccharides?
Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose
What is a disaccharide?
Two monosaccharides linked together
What is sucrose?
Glucose + fructose
What is lactose?
Glucose + galactose
What is maltose?
Glucose + glucose
What are the three polysaccharides?
Cellulose, starch, glycogen
What do Lipids not do?
Dissolve in water
Ex. oil
What are the four main categories of lipids?
Fatty acids, glycerides, phospholipids, steroids
What are the three kinds of fatty acids?
Saturated, Unsaturated, Polyunsaturated
What do saturated fatty acids mean?
No double bonds
What do unsaturated fatty acids mean?
One or more double bonds
What do polyunsaturated fatty acids mean?
Numerous double bonds
What are proteins?
Most functionally diverse group of organic chemicals, consist of subunits called amino acids
What are examples of proteins?
Hormones, antibodies, transport protein (carry oxygen to body)
What are two amino acids called?
Dipeptide