Lesson 8 Flashcards
The study of organs that contain carbon
Organic Compounds
It involves other chemical reactions
Inorganic compounds
Chemistry of living cells
Biochemistry
The branch of the science and chemistry that specializes in the “study of organic compounds”
Organic chemistry
Three ways in which carbon atoms can bond together
Single bond
Dourble bond
Triple bond
Two pairs of electrons
Double bond
One pair of electrons
Single bond
Three pairs of electrons
Triple bond
An organic molecules that contain only carbons and hydrogen atoms
Hydrocarbon
The study of biology at the molecular level and the chemistry of life
Biochemistry
Usually large molecules is called
Macromolecules
Macromolecules includes
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acid
Examples of biomolecules
Vitamins
Enzymes
Hormones
Biomolecules that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates
Ratio of carbohydrates
1:2:1
Singles carbohydrates of sugar
Monosaccharides
Consists of more than six monosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Essential constituents of almost living cells
Lipids
Building blocks of lipids
Fatty acids
Building blocks of protein
Amino acids
Long chain carboxylic acids that are insoluble in water
Fatty acids
Fatty acids that are solid in room temperature
Saturated Fatty Acids
Fatty acids that are liquid in room temperature
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Fatty acids that body cannot synthesize
Essential fatty acids
Consists of saturated fatty acid and a long chain alcohol
Wax
Common types of lipids
Fats and oils / Triglycerides
Abundant in the brain and in the myelin sheaths of nerves
Glycolipids
It include cholesterol, bile salts, fat soluble vitamins, and steroid hormones
Steroids
What are the steroid hormones for male
Testosterone and androsterone
Steroid hormoned produced by glands
Aldosterone
Cortisone
The substance of life
Protein
How many amino acids
20 primary amino (11-NEAA 9-EAA
+ 3 secondary amino
Amino acids become linked together by a covalent bond
Peptide bond
Formed by bonding two amino acids
Dipeptide
The biological catalysts
Enzymes
An agent that speeds up a chemical reaction
Catalysts
What are the nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
Molecule that contains the genes and genetic code
DNA
Building blocks of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
Who developed the Central Doma
Francis Crick
Six major chemical components
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Complete collection of genes
Genotypes
The organisms’ physical traits, attributes, or characteristics
Phenotype
What are mutations
Beneficial
Harmful
Silent