Macromolecules Flashcards
Structures that carbohydrates can have
linear, branched or rings
uses of carbohydrates
storage, energy and structure
examples of carbohydrates
glucose (monosaccharide found in fruit), lactose(disaccharide found in milk), starch or cellulose (polysaccharide, potatoes, plants)
uses of proteins
transportation, disease, storage, hormonal, movement, structure
primary
order of amino acids
secondary
due to interactions of the back bone
tertiary
due to interactions of R groups
quaternary
arrangement of multiple peptide chains
bonds in proteins
hydrogen bonds, peptide bonds, covalent, ionic bonds
what types of interactions can side chains have
hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or ionic
uses of lipids
energy( triglycerides), hormonal, (testosterone), insulation (triglycerides), protection (triglycerides)
made up of lipids
glycerol and fatty acids