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5248243752Inorganic Moleculesdoesn't contain carbon but exceptions are carbon dioxide (CO2), calcium carbon (CaCO3) and it an form up to 4 single bonds0
5248360452Organic Moleculescontains carbon like glucose1
52483938696 Major Functional Groupscarbonyl (carbs, lipids), carboxyl (carbs, lipids), hydroxyl , amino (proteins), phosphate (nucleic acids), sulfhydryl (proteins)2
5248431261Carboxyl3
5248460971Carbonyl4
5248469963Hydroxyl5
5248471466Amino6
5248473860Phosphate7
5248473861Sulfhydryl8
5248485910Elements in CarbohydratesCarbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen9
5248488337Elements in LipidsCarbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen10
5248489728Elements in ProteinsCarbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen (Sulfur)11
5248491845Elements in Nucleic AcidsCarbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus12
5248494573Macromoleculeslarge molecules (carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids) and if they contain carbon, they are organic13
5248500212Monomers for CarbsMonosaccharides (simple sugars)14
5248505579Monomers for Lipids1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids15
5248510159Monomers for Nucleic AcidsNucleotides16
5248514923Monomers for ProteinsAmino Acids17
5248518155Polymers for CarbsPolysaccharides18
5248519746Polymers for LipidsTriglyceride19
5248521614Polymers for ProteinsPolypeptides20
5248525580Polymers for Nucleic AcidsPolynucleotides21
5248528739Dehydration SynthesisRemove water in order to build monomers22
5248529977HydrolysisAdd water to break apart bonds (monomers)23
5248542836Carbs MonosaccharidesGlucose, Fructose, Galactose24
5248546805Carbs PolysaccharidesSucrose (glucose + fructose), lactose (glucose + galactose), maltose (glucose + glucose)25
5248556455Carbs DisaccharidesStarch, Glycogen, Cellulose, Chitin26
5248614270Carbs Structural PolysaccharidesCellulose Chitin27
5248615971Carbs Storage PolysaccharidesStarch Glycogen28
5248622240Starch is found inPlants29
5248622241Glycogen is found inAnimal Liver30
5248624394Cellulose is found inPlants31
5248629408Chitin is found inExoskeletons of Arthropods32
5248849889Protein FoldingChain of amino acids33
5248853005Protein Folding Diagram34
5248874212Primary Protein FoldingAA AA AA AA35
5248877328Secondary Protein Folding36
5248885138Tertiary Protein FoldingAdditional folding because of the interactions between side chain (variable groups)37
5248889833Quadinary Protein Folding2 or more polypeptides38

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