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Biomolecules Lecture. Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids. You are what you eat. Carbohydrates. Monosaccharides. 4 Examples: 1. Glucose 2. Fructose 3. Ribose 4. Deoxyribose. Glucose Structure. Function of Glucose. Fructose Structure. Function of Fructose.
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Biomolecules Lecture • Carbohydrates • Lipids • Proteins • Nucleic Acids
Monosaccharides 4 Examples: 1. Glucose 2. Fructose 3. Ribose 4. Deoxyribose
Function of Fructose • Used by sperm cells as source of energy • Converted to glucose and used as source of energy
Structure of Ribose and Deoxyribose deoxyribose
Function of Ribose • Part of RNA nucleotides and ATP RNA RNA Nucleotide
Function of Ribose • Part of RNA nucleotides and ATP ATP
Function of Deoxyribose • Partof DNA nucleotides
Disaccharides • 3 examples: • Sucrose • 2. Lactose • 3. Maltose
Carbohydrate Structure Glucose + Glucose Maltose
Sucrose Function • Once it is broken down, it is used as a source of energy
How sweet is sweet? • We perceive a sweet taste when a chemical binds to the sweet receptor on the tongue • The structure of a compound determines how well it fits into a receptor • The more strongly the chemical binds to the receptor, the sweeter it is perceived to be • The chemical can be sugar or another compound, such as aspartame
Polysaccharides • 3 examples: • Glycogen • Starch • Cellulose
STARCH GLYCOGEN CELLULOSE
Lipids 3 types of lipids: 1. Triglycerides (fats & oils) 2. Phospholipids 3. Steroids
Lipids • Fats and oils are composed of 2 types of subunits: glycerol and fatty acids.
Steroids 4 3 2 1
Proteins Proteins are made up of amino acids linked together
Proteins OH
Protein Structure The function of a protein is a result of its 3-D structure 46
Protein Structure Lactase