CAS BI 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Adenosine Triphosphate, Glycosidic Bond, Dehydration Reaction

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Carbon is unique in its ability to form 4 covalent bonds. Carbon can also forma ultra-stable double covalent bonds (co2). A molecule is called organic if it contains carbon. Many organic molecules have a core chain of carbons (often called a carbon back bone). Hydrocarbons are molecules that consist only of carbon and hydrogens. Carbon based molecules can vary by length, structure and bond type or location. Often two molecules will differ only by one or a few atoms and their location. These groups of atoms are called functional groups (a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound). Reactions that build bonds and require energy are called endogenic. Reactions that break bonds and release energy are called exergonic (breaking a bond releases energy). When we eat, we break the bonds between the molecules of our food and release the energy. We temporarily store energy by building new bonds in a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (atp).

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