Macromolecules Flashcards
Carbon can form…
4 covalent bonds
Carbohydrate function
storage and structure
carb monomer
Monosaccharide
Single sugar, one ring
Glucose
Carb polymer
Disaccharide
Polysaccharide
Carb is made of
Hydroxyl and carbonyl
carbs are hydro..
hydrophilic
Carb bond
Glycosidic linkage (Covalent)
Lipid bond
Esther linkage (covalent)
Protein monomers
Amino Acids (20 kinds)
Protein functions
Structure
Signaling
Transport
Defense
Proteins are made of…
Amino acids
Lipid function
Energy storage
Lipid polymers
Fats
Phospholipids
Steroids
Protein polymer
Polypeptide
AA have…
carboxyl and amino group
Protein bond
peptide bond
Nucleic acid function
genes and heredity
Nucleic acid monomers
A,T,C,G (Nucleotides)
Nucleic acid made of…
nucleotides
Nucleic acid polymer
RNA
DNA
Nucleic acid bond
Phosphodiester bond