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Word of the Day Macromolecule: a larger molecule--there are 4 types that make up all living things!!

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1 Word of the Day Macromolecule: a larger molecule--there are 4 types that make up all living things!!

2 Biological Macromolecules

3 Similarities among all types of cells All cells use nucleic acids (DNA) to store information All cells use proteins (ex: enzymes) for chemical reactions All cells use lipids (fats) for the cell membrane & long-term energy storage All cells use carbohydrates for cell walls (if present), recognition, and short-term energy

4 Macromolecules Monomers (subunits) Carbohydrates :monosaccharide Lipids : glycerol and fatty acids Proteins : amino acids Nucleic acids :nucleotides

5 Where do macromolecules come from? Some cells can make all of the monomers Some cells can get these subunits from food Some cells can convert other compounds into these subunits

6 A. Carbohydrates All have general formula C n H 2n O n C 6 H 12 0 6 Ex: Glucose

7 Carbohydrate Structure RINGS!  Glucose Galactose

8 Carbohydrate Structure Monosaccharides can link to form disaccharides GlucoseFructose Sucrose +

9 Carbohydrates  Function: to provide Cell structure Cellulose in plant cell walls Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in bacterial cell wall Chitin in exoskeleton

10 Complex Carbohydrates & Function Cellulose Most abundant carbohydrate on the planet!  Makes up plant cell walls (structure)  Indigestible by animals Starch  Energy storage molecule in plants  Can be digested by animals Glycogen  Animal energy reserve  Found primarily in liver and muscle

11 Complex Carbohydrates

12 B. Lipids Lipids  Monomers: Fatty acids (Polymers of CH 2 units) AND Glycerol  Structure: long chains of CH 2 units

13 Lipids Function  Long-term Energy Storage  Make up cell membranes and cell compartments

14 C. Proteins Proteins serve many essential roles in the cell  Monomer is amino acid  20 naturally occurring amino acids The large number of amino acids allows huge diversity in amino acid sequence

15 Protein Function Some examples Structure  Lamins, collagen, keratin……. Movement -  Micro-tubueles, actin, myosin Transport-regulate transport  Channels, receptors, dynin, kinesin Communication  Hormones Chemical Catalyst  Enzymes (thousands of different enzymes) Defense  Antibodies, cellular immune factors Regulatory  Checkpoint proteins, cyclins, transcription factors

16 D. Nucleic Acids DNA –deoxyribonucleic acid RNA –ribonucleic acid Monomer: nucleotide

17 Function of Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids  Information Storage DNA / mRNA  Information transfer / Recognition rRNA / tRNA / snRNA


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