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Organic Compounds and their…
Monomers &
Polymers
What’s a Monomer?
A
Monomer is: One Molecule
Remember, the prefix mono- means...
That’s right!!
ONE!
And a Polymer?
A
polymer is made up of MANY
monomers.
 Poly=
meaning MANY
#1 Carbohydrates
The monomer is a monosaccharide
- a single sugar.
The polymer is called a polysaccharide
-a string of many monosaccharides.
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#2 Proteins

Monomers =Amino Acids

Polymers =Polypeptides
–
Polypeptides become Proteins
through the process of folding.
ENZYMES; a special protein
 Called
catalysts.
 They speed up the rate of
reactions.
 They perform cellular
functions .
#3 Lipids


Monomers = 3 fatty acids and glycerol
Saturated & Unsaturated Fats
Saturated Fats- carbon to carbon single
bonds, it is FULL of hydrogens.
*solids at room temp
Unsaturated Fats- Some double bonds
between carbons. Not full to hydrogen.
*liquid at room temp
Lipids

Polymers of lipids are called fats and oils
UnSaturated
Saturated
#4 Nucleic Acid

Monomers called nucleotides
– They will each have:
 5 carbon sugar
 Phosphate Group
 Base (A,T,C, or G)
Nucleic Acid

Polymers are
Nucleic Acids
There are 2 kinds:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Ribonucleic Acid
DNA
RNA