H
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R1 - c - H
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HAlkyl (methol ) Non polar Hydro phobic less soluble and less reactive Vanderwalls interactuons Hydrophobic compounds (hydro carbons) Lipids
R - OH
Hydroxyl
Polar
Soluble Strong partial charges good attacker
Alcohols
Carbohydrates amino acid glycerol (monosaccharides)
R1- c= O
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R2
Carbonyls Polar Soluble “activated c” (good electrophile ) Ketones adahydes Núcleo acids monosaccharide
O
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R1 - C - OH
Carboxl group
Ionic Soluble “ activated C” (electrophile) Acidic Carboxilic acids Fatty acids Amino acids
OH
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R1 - O- P-OH
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OPhosphate group Ionic Soluble activated “ P “ (electrophile ) Energy acidic Phosphoric acid ATP phospholipids DNA RNA
H
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R1 - N :
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HAmino Ionic Basic soluble Weak attacker Amines Amino acids nucleotides
R1 - S - H
Sulfhyrdol Weak polar Weak soluble smelly Disulfide bonds Thiols Amino acids R - group
O H
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R1 - C - N - H
Amide Polar Soluble activated C non acidic and peptide bonds Peptides (amides) Amino acids R-groups
Monosaccharides
1 Energy Glucose rings a and b Anomeric carbon
Di saccaides
2 Energy Glycosidic bonds Sucrose Maltose Lactose
Oligo saccharides
3-40
Signaling
Cell defense
Poly saccharides
100- 1000’s
Structural support
Energy storage
Glycogen starch cellulose