Nucleic acid
Whats the main function of a nucleic acid
To store genetic information
define carbohydrate
Energy source from foods
Fatty acid =
Carboxyl group and a hydrogen chain
How many different amino acids are there
20
what are the 4 major macromolecules
Nucleic acid, Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein
As base pairs form between the 2 strands, the molecule is twisted into a
double helix
what is the simplest form of a carbohydrate
Monosaccharides
Phospholipids consists of what
Polar head and Nonpolar Tails
What is the overall 3-D shape of the protein due to the interactions between the R groups
Tertiary Structure
what type of bond joins the phosphate group of one nucleotide to the hydroxyl group on the sugar of another nucleotide in a nucleic acid chain
Phosphodiester linkage
what bonds together to form more complex structures such as polymers.
Monomers
What is the Ester Linkage formed between
the oxygen molecules of glycerol and the hydroxyl molecules of fatty acids
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When a protein losses both the structure and its function that is called
Denaturation
what are 2 type nitrogenous bases
Purine Bases and pyrimidine bases
is this a function of starch glycogen or cellulose
produced by most green plants as energy storage
starch
Which part of the Phospholipid is hydrophilic
Polar head
Glycine,H2O,Alanine ---> Peptide bond + H2O is an example of...
Dehydration synthesis
how many H-bonds does guanine share with cytosine
3 H-bonds
differentiate between a-glucose and β-glucose
(which was the OH goes)
a-glucose has the OH down and β-glucose has the OH up
How many rings consist of 6 carbons and how many consist of 5 carbons
3 rings consist of 6 carbons and 1 ring consists of 5 carbons
What do amino acids consist of
Central carbon atom attached to an amino acid, a Carboxyl group, Hydrogen atom, and a R group