BMEN 2501 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Logarithmic Scale, Ribonucleotide, Glycerol

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Bmen 2501 notes ch 2; chemical components of cells. Includes: characteristics of the main 4 small molecules in cells, macromolecules in cells, hydrophobic vs hydrophilic, and bond types/ attractions between & within macromolecules. 4 major families of small organic molecules: sugars, fatty acids, amino acids, nucleotides link together to form macromolecules. Sugars form polysaccharides, fatty acids form fats and lipids, amino acids form proteins, and nucleotides form nucleic acids. Sugars: simple sugars are monosaccharides with general formula (ch2o)n where n is typically 3-6, larger molecules and sugars called carbohydrates ex. Main function is as the lipid bilayer (base of all cell membranes) These fold into 3d strucures to make unique proteins: all have optical isomers. The two distinct ends cause structural polarity on the molecule. Nucleotides: nucleosides containing one or more phosphate groups attached to a sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose) that build dna or rna, nucleotide bases:

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