Categorii: Tot - chain - amino - enzymes - triglycerides

realizată de Jolie Maness 6 ani în urmă

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Maness-Macromolecules

Macromolecules play essential roles in biological systems, with each type having specific functions and structural characteristics. Nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, are composed of nucleotides and are vital for storing and transmitting genetic information.

Maness-Macromolecules

Maness-Macromolecules

Carbohydrates

Always in 1:2:1 ratio
sugars starches cellulose (cell wall) Glycogen
Quick energy, energy storage, structure
Monomer: Monosaccarides

Proteins

Insulin, hemoglobin, collagen
Muscles, fingernails, skin, hair, enzymes, hormones
Hormones(insulin), Movement(muscle), Immune System(protect against germs), Enzymes(help chemical reactions), Transport(carries substances throughout body)
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Monomer: Amino Acids

Lipids

Non polar, hydrophobic, Long hydrocarbon chain
Fats, Oils phospholipids Steroids Waxes
Energy storage, cushions organs, insulates body
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Monomer: Triglycerides

Nucleic Acids

RNA: single nucleotide chain DNA: double nucleotide chain (double helix shape)
Store and transmit heredity information
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
Monomer: Nucleotides