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Organic Molecules |
Contain carbon and hydrogen |
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Biomolecules |
Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic acids |
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carbon chain |
A strand of bonded carbon atoms, make up the carbon "backbone" or "skeleton" |
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Functional groups |
Clusters of specific atoms bonded to carbon skeleton; determine reactivity and polarity of organic molecules |
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Carboxyl |
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Amino |
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Phosphate |
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Hydroxyl |
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Isomers |
Same formula, different structure. |
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Monomers |
Subunit of polymers |
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Polymers |
A number of monomers linked together |
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Dehydration reaction (synthesis) |
Units joined through covalent bonding, water is produced. Monomers -> polymers |
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Hydrolysis Reaction (degradation) |
Bonds between monomers are broken Polymer -> monomers |
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Enzyme |
An organic catalyst required to carry out synthesis and degradation. Not consumed or changed by process. |
