BIOL 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dipeptide, Overconsumption, Ribose
16 Nov 2016
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Organic compounds: are carbon based compounds: carbon is a building block for organic compounds, because it is capable of forming 4 single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds with itself or other atoms. Hydrocarbons: compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen, can bond together in various combinations: methane and propane are hydrocarbons. Cyclic: a ring with all single bonds: ex: cyclohexane. Aromatic: a ring with alternating double bonds: ex. Isomers: compounds with same formula but different structural arrangements. Dipoles: a molecule with a positive concentration charge separated from a molecule with a negative concentration charge = soluble. Testosterone and estrogen: are derived from cholesterol (which comes from diet, can also be made in liver) Polymers: large molecule consisting of identical or similar building blocks stuck together, several polymers together form a macromolecule. Breaking polymers: breaking down of polymers to monomers is called hydrolysis: bonds between polymers are broken by the addition of a water molecule, require help of enzymes.
