Macromolecules - Mind Map

Macromolecules

Lipids

Non-polar

Insoluble in water

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

Energy Sources

Fats

Unsaturated

Liquid at room temperature

short chains

Polyunsaturated

Multiple double bonds
(looks more bent that mono)

Monounsaturated

One double bond

A bent structure

Saturated

Solid at room temperature

Long, straight chains

Triglycerides

Three fatty acids chains
which are linked to a
glycerol molecule

Phospholipids

Steroids

4 hydro carbon rings

Wax

Good for water proofing

Protection

Soft and is made up of
long fatty acid chains

Linked to carbon rings or
alcohols

Vitamin D, hormones
membrane strength, and
cholesterol

Plasma Membranes

Groups of polar lipids

Hydrophilic heads

Soluble in water

Hydrophobic tails

Insoluble in water

Fatty Acids

Of a carboxyl group linked
to a hydrocarbon chain

Trans

One or more double bonds in
a trans configuration

Straight structure

Nucleic Acids

The assembly instructions
for all proteins in living organisms

A "backbone"
made up of alternating
sugar and phosphate groups

Nucleotides

H bonds

Complementary stands
of nucleotides

Phosphodiester bonds

Building blocks
of nucleic acids

5-carbon sugar
Nitrogenous base
1-3 Phosphate groups

Can be either

Purine

Adenine and Guanine

As ATP and GTP

Transport chemical
energy

Pyrimidine

Uracil, Thymine and Cytosine

Linked with covalent bonds

Linked with a Phosphate bridge

5' carbon

Is the phosphate group end

3' carbon

Is the deoxyribose sugar end

RNA

Single stranded molecule

DNA

Double stranded

Double helix shape

By base pairs of 2 nucleotides

Proteins

Amino Acids

A carboxyl group and an
amino acid group

Connected by peptide bonds

Set structure

Secondary

Hydrogen bonds
in the peptide

Amino acids to fold into a
repeating pattern

Tertiary

A 3-D folding pattern

Quanternary

More than one amino acid
chain

Held together by ionic bonds,
sulpher-sulpher covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions

Primary

A sequence chain of amino
acids

Denatured

The loss of
structure & function

A non-protein part

Prosthetic groups

Needed for protein function

Peptides

chains of amino acids

More than 50 bonds
are called polypeptides

A beta-pleated sheet

Amino acid chains
side by side

An alpha helix

A coil held together by
hydrogen bonds

Structural

Aids in framework support

Ligaments

Carbohydrates

Polysaccharides

Through Hydrolysis

Glucose

An energy source

Multiple bases including sugars

Branching chains/long chains and
beta/alpha linakages

Determine the function

Energy source, cell to cell communication
and structural support

Starch

Amylopectin

Alpha glucose

1-4 and 1-6 linkages

Amylose

1-4 linkages

Long term energy storage

Chitin

Cellulose

Glycogen

Monosaccharides

In the simplest form
consisting of one sugar unit

Pentose sugar

5 carbon atoms

Deoxyribose/ribose

Hexose sugar

6 carbon atoms

Glucose

A ring structure in water

Alpha glucose

Starch in plants

1-4 linkages

Hydrogen bonds

Glycogen in animals

1-6 linkages

A branching structure and leads to
long term energy storage

Beta glucose

Cellulose in plants

the OH- group placement

Fructose

Galactose

Glycosidic bonds

Quick energy

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
atoms.

Disaccharides

Two monosaccharides joined together

Two sugar bases

A dehydration synthesis reaction/condensation reaction

Quick energy

Sucrose, Maltose, and Lactose

Glycosidic linkages

1-6

A branching structure

Beta

Orientation of the OH- groups

1-4

Linear structure

Alpha

Cell to cell communication,
short & long term energy storage
and structural support.

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