BIOL1007 Lecture 1: 10 Week Condense Study Guy Summary
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Use energy for growth and reproduc on. Adapt to the environment: nucleic acids(dna/rna), proteins, fats/lipids, sugars/carbohydrates. Sweet spot of stability = c compounds are relatively inert or kinetically stable to hydrolysis and oxidation (cannot move + react slowly therefore stable) In general, organic reactions tend to be under kinetic control rather than theriodynaiic control. Are polymers produced by living organisms; e. g. proteins,carbohydrates, dna. All linear biopolymers have a defined beginning and end. Biopolymers are synthesized in one direction only increasing the backbone. Some of the monomer is lost in polymerization, leaving a residue incorporated in the growing chain. Biopolymer synthesis relies on dehydration reactions and are anabolic (requires energy input) Identify the chemical components of dna, rna and proteins and explain how the composition of these macromolecules influences their functions and interactions. L02: summarise the flow of genetic information from dna to rna to protein in terms of the central dogma of molecular biology.
