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arabera Sam Schuyler 6 years ago

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Schuyler Macromolecules

Carbohydrates, nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids are essential macromolecules in biological systems. Carbohydrates provide energy and structural support, comprising sugars, starches, cellulose, and glycogen.

Schuyler Macromolecules

Schuyler Macromolecules

Carbohydrates

Made up of Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
Sugar, starches, cellulose, glycogen
Monosacharides

Lipids

Energy storage insulates your body
fats, oils, phospholipids
Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen
Triglycerides

Nucleic Acids

Hereditary information, DNA, RNA, Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen
Nucleotides

Proteins

Shape determines function
When proteins lose their structure, it is called denaturing
1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary 4. Quaternary
Skin, hair, enzymes, muscle
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Amino Acids