Campbell Biology 9th Edition Chapter 5 Outline
Subject:
Biology [1]
Tags:
Chemistry [14]
nutrition [15]
biochemistry [17]
molecules [18]
Excipients [19]
Monomer [20]
Biomolecule [21]
Carbohydrate [22]
Polysaccharide [23]
Hydrolysis [24]
Nucleic acid [25]
health [26]
Chapter 5: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules Outline The Molecules of Life Macromolecules: carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids Architecture of a large biological molecule helps explain how that molecule works Macromolecules are Polymers, Built from Monomers Polymer: A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds, much as a train consists of a chain of cars Monomers: The repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer Synthesis and Breakdown of Polymers Enzymes: Specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions Dehyrdration Reaction: Two molecules are covalently bonded to each other, with the loss of a water molecule