1 / 15

Biochemistry

Biochemistry. Module 2. Inorganic vs. Organic. There are 6 essential elements for living things: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur (CHNOPS) Elements combine to make molecules. Molecules are either inorganic or organic:

tuyen
Download Presentation

Biochemistry

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Biochemistry Module 2

  2. Inorganic vs. Organic • There are 6 essential elements for living things: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur (CHNOPS) • Elements combine to make molecules. • Molecules are either inorganic or organic: • Inorganic – do not contain the element carbon • Ex. H2O, NaCl, H2SO4 • Organic – contain the element carbon • Ex. C6H12O6, CH4

  3. Acids and Bases Inorganic Compounds contain acids and bases: • Measured on a pH scale Acids Neutral Bases 1 7 14 • Living things regulate their internal environment to maintain homeostasis – a constant internal environment • Living things have buffers in their cells to help regulate pH

  4. Organic Compounds – The Core 4 • Carbohydrates

  5. Carbohydrates

  6. Organic Compounds – The Core 4 • Lipids

  7. Lipids

  8. Organic Compounds – The Core 4 • Nucleic Acids

  9. Nucleic Acids

  10. Organic Compounds – The Core 4 • Proteins

  11. Proteins

  12. Enzymes: A special type of protein • Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in cells of living things. • Enzymes do this by lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction to occur.

  13. Enzyme Mediated Pathway Enzymes may put substances together (synthesis) OR may break them apart (decomposition) Substrate Products Enzyme Enzyme – Substrate complex

  14. Enzyme Function • Enzymes fit with their substrates like a lock and key • If an enzyme loses its shape, it will not fit! • An enzyme losing its shape is called denaturing.

  15. Characteristics of Enzymes Enzymes are: • Specific – one enzyme, one substrate • Reusable – not used up in a reaction

More Related