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Hydrocarbons |
Organic compounds consisting only of carbon and hydrogen can exist as unreached or branched chains or as rings |
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Mers |
Compounds with the same molecular formulas but different structures and thus different properties |
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Structural isomers |
Are compounds that differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms |
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Geometric isomers |
Componds that are identical in the arrangement of their covenant bonds but different in arrangement of atoms |
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Enanitomers |
Are isomers that are mirror images of each other |
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Hydrocarbons |
Lack distinct charged regions insoluble in water tend to cluster together |
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Hydrophobic |
Water fearing |
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Functional groups |
Groups of atoms that determine the types of chemical reactions and associations in which the compond participates |
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Methyl group |
Nonpolar hydrocarbon |
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Hydroxyl group |
Polar because of the presence of a strongly electronegative oxygen atom |
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Carbonyl group |
Consists of a carbon atom that has a double covalent bond with an oxygen atom |
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Aldehyde |
Has a carbonyl group positioned at the end of the carbon skeleton |
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Keytone |
Has an internal carbonyl group |
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Carboxyl group |
Consist of a carbon atom joined by a double covalent bond |
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Amino group |
Non ionized form includes a nitrogen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms |
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Phosphate group |
Weekly acidic |
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Sulfhydryl group |
Consisting of an atom of sulfur covalently bonded to a hydrogen atom |
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Macromolecules |
Giant molecules |
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Polymers |
Produced by linking small organic componnds called monomers |
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Hydrolysis reactions |
To break with water |
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Carbohydrates |
Sugars starches and cellulose |
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Monosaccharides |
Contain from three to seven carbon atoms |
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Glucose |
Most abundant minosaccaride |
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Disaccharide |
Two sugars two minosaccaride rings joked by linckage |
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Glycosidic linkage |
Generally forms between carbon 1 of a molecule and carbon 4 |
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Polysaccharides |
Consisting of repeating units of simple sugars us ally glucose |
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Starch |
Typical for of carbohydrate used for energy storage in plants |
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Amyloplasts |
Plant cells story starch mainly as granulated within specialized organelles |
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Glycogen |
Glucose subunits join energy sorcerer stored in plant tissue |
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Cellulose |
Is an insoluble polysaccharide composed of many joined glucose molecules |
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Chitin |
Glycosidic bonds composed of chitin |
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Glycoproteins |
Compounds present on the outer surface of cells on bacteria |
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Lipids |
Are a heterogeneous group of componds that are categorized by the fact that they are soluble in nonpolar solvents and are insaluable in water |
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Triacylglycerols |
Most abundant lipids in living organisms |
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Glycerol |
Three carbon alcohol contains three hydroxyl groups |
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Glycerol |
Three carbon alcohol that contains three carboxyl groups |
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Fatty acid |
Is a long unbranched hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group |
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Easter linkage |
Formation of a covalent link |
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Monoacylglycerol |
First reaction in easter linkage |
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Diacylglycerol |
Second step |
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Saturated fatty acid |
Contains maximum possibly number of hydrogen atoms |
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Unsaturated fatty acids |
Include one or more adjacent pairs of carbon atoms joined by a double bond |
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Monosaturated fatty acids |
Fatty acids with one double bond |
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
More than one double bondb |
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Amphipathic lipids |
One end of the molecule us hydrophilic and one is hydrophobic |
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Phospholipids |
Consist of a glycerol molecule attached at one end to two fatty acids |
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Carotenoid |
Insaluble in water classified with lipids |
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Isoprene units |
Consist of five carbon hydro carbon monomers |
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Retinal |
Can be converted to visual pigments |
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Steroid |
Consist of carbon atoms arranged in four attached rings |
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Proteins |
Macromolecules composed of amino acids are the most versatile components |
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Enzymes |
Molecules that accelerate the thousands of different chemical reactions that take place in an organism are proteins |
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Amino acids |
Constituents of protiens have an amino group and a carboxyl group bonded to the same carbon atom |
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Essential amino acids |
Those that animals cannot synthesize to obtain a diet |
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Peptide bond |
Carbon to nitrogen bond linking two amino acids |
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Dipeptide |
When two amino acids combine |
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Polypeptide |
A longer chain of amino acids |