Macromolecules

Nucleic Acids
1. a long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides
  1. Nucleotides are made up o three major components: sugar, base and a phosphate group.
2. 2 chemical or biological properties
  1. They create proteins
  2. They differ in the attached sugar molecule
3. 2 examples of the macromolecule
  1. DNA- Deoxyrubonucleic Acid
  2. RNA- Ribonucleic acid
4. Chemical structure
  1. 5 carbon carbon sugar, a phosphate group and and a nitrogenous base
Lipids
1. Non-polar molecules that are not soluble in water.
  1. They are soluble in hydrophobic solvents
  2. They store the most energy
  3. Examples of lipid macromolecules
    1. fats, steroids, waxes and phospholipids
  4. Chemical structure
    1. carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
      1. hydrogen oxygen ratio is 2:1 or more
Carbohidrates
1. Organic Compounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
  1. They are an energy source
  2. Made up of sugar molecules
  3. Macromolecule examples
  4. Chemical structure
    1. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen 1:2:1 ratio
Proteins
1. large molecule formed by linked smaller molecules called amino-acids.
  1. 20 types of aminoacids
    1. Some amino acids are polar, others are not
2. 2 chemical or biological properties
  1. They have structural functions
  2. They store, transport, regulate, allow movement and control celular chemical reactions
3. 2 examples of the macromolecule
  1. Enzymes and amino acids
4. Chemical structure
  1. Made up of amino acids which contain oxygen carbon and an r chemical compound

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