BIOCHEMISTRY
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Carbon Bonding
Organic Compounds: made primarily of
carbon atoms
Carbon is the molecule of life
Carbon Bonding (cont)
A carbon atoms has 4 e- in the outer most
level
So it can form four covalent bonds with other
atoms
Carbon Video
Carbon Bonding (cont)
Carbon-based molecules have three general types
of structures
a. Straight chain
b. Branched chain
c. Ring
Large Carbon Molecules
Monomers: smaller, simpler molecules
Polymers: molecule made up of
repeating monomers
Macromolecule: Large polymers
4 main ones found in living organisms
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1. NUCLEIC ACIDS
Function: Store and transfer
genetic information.
Made up of C, H, O, P, N
Monomer = nucleotide
Nucleotides: 3 basic parts
Phosphate group
a sugar
nitrogen containing base
There are four nucleotides A, C, G, T in
DNA
1. NUCLEIC ACIDS
Examples: DNA and RNA
2. PROTEINS
Monomer= Amino acids
Made from C, H, O, and N
Same basic structure but
differ at functional (R)
group
20 amino acids
KNOW THE BASIC PART OF AN AMINO ACID!
2. PROTEINS
Peptide bond: holds amino acids together
Polypeptide: formed from long chains of amino
acids
2. Proteins (cont)
Function
Used to Make: Hair, horns, skin,
muscle and enzymes
2. Proteins (cont)
Examples: Found in chicken, meat, tuna, and
milk
1. Summary and 5 Things
2. Biochem Vocab #2
3. WS #1 (use pages 31-37 in textbook)