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Macromolecule Chart
CarboLipids
hydrates
Structure/
Description
Glucose is
building
block
C6H12O6
Nonpolar;
fatty
acids &
glycerol
Proteins
Nuc- ATP
leic
Acids
Amino acids Long A~p
are building chain
~p
blocks
s of
~p
nucle
otides
(A-T,
C-G)
C, H, O, N
ExStarch,
amples cellulose,
?
glycogen,
Mono-, di-,
polysaccharides
Found Plants
Where make it;
?
cell walls;
starchy &
sugary
foods;
animals
store it in
liver as
glycogen
Fats, oils,
waxes,
steroids,
phospholipids (cell
membr.)
Cell
membrane,
hormones
, layers on
plants &
animals
Enzymes,
DNA, energy
hemoglobin, RNA from
muscle fiber
food
Muscle,
hair, blood,
plants like
peanuts &
soybeans
Nucleus
of all
cells
All
cells
make
it
Job?
Impor
tance
to
living
organi
sms?
Carbs
Lipids
Main
source of
Energy;
Support
(like plant
cell walls)
Waterproofing,
Energy,
insulation
Proteins
Enzymes
are
catalysts,
lower
“activation
energy”
Other Humans
“satChanging
Facts? can’t digest urated”
shape (decellulose
Means all naturation)
(fiber);
C’s are
by heat or
bonded to pH will
4 cal / g.
H’s
render
(“full”)
enzymes
and solid useless;
at room
temp., but 4 cal / g.
unsaturated are
liquid
(better
for you)
Nucleic
acids
Genetic
info.,
RNA
helps
DNA
to
make
proteins
ATP
All
cells
have
both
DNA
&
RNA,
but
viruses
have
only 1
All
cells
make
ATP
by cellular
respiration
in the
mitochondria
(or cell
membrane
in bacteria)
9 cal / g.
Why are all of these molecules considered organic?
Energy to
fuel all
chem.ical
reactions