Module 2 - Organic molecules Flashcards by Drew Lopez

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Organic molecule

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composed of C & H

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5 Functional groups

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Hydroxyl, Amino, Phosphate, Sulfhydryl, Carboxyl

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atoms in Carbohydrates?

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C, H, O

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Carbohydrate function

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Providing energy (cellular respiration)

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Monosaccharides definition

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Monomer of carbs

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How monosaccharides differ from each other

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number of C, arrangement, functional groups

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How do you number C in monosaccharide?

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Find O in ring & count clockwise

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Another name for hydroxyl down

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Alpha

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Another name for Hydroxl up

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Beta

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Dehydration synthesis

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Linking molecules together by removing water

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking apart molecules (+H2O)

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Disaccharides are made up of?

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Monosoccharides + Monosaccharides

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How disaccharides differ from each other?

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what mono., linked

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Polysaccharides

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long complex chains of monosac. linked together

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How polysaccharides differ from each other?

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what monosac., branched, link

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Atoms present in Lipids?

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C, H, O (sometimes P)

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Are lipids polar or nonpolar?

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Non polar, they don’t dissolve in water

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Triglyceride function

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long term energy storage

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Phopholipid function

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makes up cell membrane

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Sterol

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located in membranc & steroid hormones

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Atoms present in nucleic acid

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C, H, O, N, P

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Nucleic acid definition

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DNA + RNA = genetic information

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Nucelotide definition

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basic monomers (phosphate, 5 C monosac., Nitrogen base)

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ATP function

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Stores energy in bonds

DNA definition

made of nucleotide (2 anit-parallel strands)

Difference between DNA & RNA

replaces 5 C w/ ribose, 1 strand instead of 2, replaces T w/ U

Atoms present in proteins

C, H, O (sometimes N)

Protein function

transports enzymes, acts structural, hormones, immune defense (etc)

Basic structure of amino acid

Carboxyl, Side chain (R), amino

Polypeptides definition

long chain of amino acids