unit 2 - macromolecules Flashcards
glucose
simple (mono)
fructose
simple (mono)
galactose
simple (mono)
sucrose
glucose and fructose
lactose
galactose glucose
maltose
glucose and glucose
Polysaccharides
starch, glycogen, cellulose
starch
stores sugar in plants
cellulose
gives plants rigidity and strength
glycogen
stores sugar in animals
simple carb test
benedicts solution - blue -> red
complex carb test
iodine solution - amber -> black or purple
glycerol
lipids
saturated fats
single bonds between carbon and hydrogen, solid at room temp, animal fat
lipids purposes:
chemical messengers (steroids), molecular tags
unsaturated fats
double bonds, liquid at room temperature, plant oils
steroids
manufactured as sterols, signaling molecules, hormones estradiol and testosterone
lipids for structure
essential to the animal cell membrane, found as cholesterol
phospholipids
make up the cell membrane, the polar head is hydrophilic, nonpolar tail is hydrophobic, create a phospholipid bilayer (2 layers make one membrane)
lipid test
brown paper bag and sudan red test
monomers of proteins?
amino acids - hormone or chemical messengers, can be polar or nonpolar
amino acid structure
amino group, carboxyl group
what links amino acids together?
peptide bonds, formed by dehydration synthesis between carbon and nitrogen
functions of proteins
control the rate of chemical reactions and regulate cell processes, form cellular structures, transport substances in and out of the cell, fight disease
primary structure of protein
linked amino acids
secondary structure of protein
folding or coiling of the peptide chain
tertiary structure of proteins
complete 3 dimensional structure of the protein
quaternary structure
2 or more proteins in the tertiary phase
allosteric inhibitor
does not connect to active site
competitive inhibitor