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Classes of Organic Compounds
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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Characteristics of Organic
Compounds
• contain the element
carbon
• high energy bonds
• essential for living
things
• complex molecules
• low boiling & melting
points
• strong odor
• non-conductors of
electricity
Elements:
Function:
Carbon, Hydrogen &
Oxygen
Monosaccharides
(simplest sugar)
Source of Energy
Examples:
Sugars & Starches
Building blocks:
Monosaccharide
glucose: C6H12O6
Polysaccharide
Disaccharide
sucrose: C12H24O12
starch: chain of
monosaccharides
Elements:
Building blocks:
Carbon, Hydrogen,
Oxygen & Nitrogen
(some have P & S)
Amino Acids
Function:
Living matter
Examples:
Enzymes
One
Amino acid
Two Amino acids
(dipeptide)
Protein: Long polypeptide
chain of amino acids
Elements:
Building blocks:
Function:
Examples:
Carbon, Hydrogen &
Oxygen
fatty acids, glycerol, &
carboxyl
Source of Energy
(long term)
fats, oils, cholesterol
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