Schuyler Macromolecules
Carbohydrates
Made up of Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
Sugar, starches, cellulose, glycogen
Monosacharides
Lipids
Energy storage insulates your body
fats, oils, phospholipids
Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen
Triglycerides
Saturated fats have all carbons bonded to hydrogens
Unsaturated fats have double carbon bonds
Nucleic Acids
Hereditary information, DNA, RNA, Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen
Nucleotides
Proteins
Shape determines function
When proteins lose their structure, it is called denaturing
1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary 4. Quaternary
Skin, hair, enzymes, muscle
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Amino Acids
