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Biochemistry Review Ch.5 CP Biology Organic Macromolecules Macromolecule literally means “Giant Molecule” Organic Macromolecules are all based on a “skeleton” of carbon atoms. Life is based on Carbon for 2 reasons 1. Carbon is abundant in nature 2. Carbon has the ability to bond with itself and with many different elements 4 Types of Macromolecules Carbohydrates: Sugars + Starches Lipids: Fats and Oils Protein: Muscle Tissue Nucleic Acids: Microscopic Genetic Material Identify each example according to type of macromolecule. . . Butter Chicken Breast Bread Fish Filet Pizza Grease Corn Syrup DNA Polymerization Macromolecules are built by linking together smaller molecules (monomers) into long chains (polymers) Monomers combine by disconnecting from some of the hydrogen and oxygen atoms between them After the monomers bond, the excess hydrogen and oxygen atoms form a water molecule. Since this bonding process releases water, we call it Dehydration Synthesis or Dehydration-Hydrolysis Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides The monomer of carbohydrates is a single sugar with the chemical formula of C6H12O6 These simple sugars are called Monosaccharides All monosaccharides have the same chemical formula, but different shapes. Examples: Glucose Fructose Galactose Carbohydrates: Disaccharides Disaccharide = Double sugar. They’re made by joining 2 monosaccharides Examples: Sucrose: Table Sugar Lactose: Milk Sugar Maltose: Grain Sugar SUCROSE: Table Sugar Carbohydrates: Polysaccharides Polysaccharide = Many sugars This is a long chain of monosaccharides Examples: Starch: Grain Foods Cellulose: Plant fiber Glucose Monomer Starch Glycogen Cellulose Lipids Lipids are made of mostly carbon and hydrogen. Lipids are used in two ways: Storage of energy Insulate and Cushion Organs Lipids are composed of two units bonded together that form the shape of a capital E. Glycerol: The vertical “backbone” Fatty Acids: The horizontal chains Types of Lipids There are two types of Lipids: Saturated - when each carbon atom in the fatty acid chain is joined to another carbon by a single bond. The fatty acids are straight. Unsaturated - if there is at least one carbon to carbon bond that is a double bond in a fatty acid chain. The fatty acids are bent. glycerol molecule fatty acid chain Comparing plant and animal fats Most animal fats have a high proportion of saturated fatty acids & exist as solids at room temperature (butter, margarine, shortening) Most plant oils tend to be low in saturated fatty acids & exist as liquids at room temperature (oils) Proteins Proteins contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Proteins are extremely long polymers of molecules called amino acids. Proteins are used for muscles, act as hormones & enzymes, and do much of the work inside body cells Protein Folding & Denaturing Protein chains can bend and fold into a variety of shapes, depending on the job they need to do. Some large proteins are made by combining many protein chains together. Changes in temperature & pH can denature (unfold) a protein so that it no longer works Denaturating Proteins Cooking denatures protein in eggs Milk protein separates into curds & whey when it is exposed to acids Nucleic Acids Nucleic acids are macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. They are composed of long chains of nucleotides (monomer). Nucleic acids store and transmit hereditary, or genetic, information. There are two types of nucleic acid: DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid RNA - ribonucleic acid Copyright Cmassengale 33