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Organic Molecules (Functions (Carbohydrates (Short-term energy storage in…
Organic Molecules
Functions
Lipids
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.
Proteins
any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle, hair, collagen, etc., and as enzymes and antibodies
Nucleic Acids
a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
Hydrocarbon
a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those that are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas.
Carbohydrates
Short-term energy storage in small and simple compounds like sugar. A mole of glucose has 673 kilocalories in it’s chemical bonds.
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Structural components of cells in molecules made of long chains of repeating units (polymers) such as cellulose in plants and chitin in animals
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enzymes
“gnomes” inside each one of us that take molecules like nucleotides and align them together to create DNA, or amino acids to make proteins, to name two of thousands of such functions.
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Dehyrdation Synthesis
Dehydration synthesis is the process of joining two molecules, or compounds, together following the removal of water.
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