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consist only of hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to carbon
ex: gasoline, fossil fuel |
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| are particular atoms or clusters of atoms covalently bonded to carbon |
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| in alcohols sugars, amino acids, water soluble |
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| in fatty acid chains; insoluble in water |
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| in sugars, amino acids, nucleotides;water soluble. An aldehyde if at end of a carbon backbone;a ketone if attached to an interior carbon backbone |
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| in amino acids, fatty acids; water soluble highly polar; acts as an acid |
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| in amino acids and certain nucleotide bases; water soluble ; acts as weak base |
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| in nucleotides also in DNA,RNA, many proteins, phospholipids;water soluble, acidic |
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| in amino acid cysteine; helps stabalize protein structure |
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| enzymes split an -OH group from one molecule and an H atom from another, and a covalent bond forms at the exposed sites on both of the fragments |
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| is like condensation, but in reverse |
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| are fat molecules they do not dissolve in water, but they mix with other nonpolar subsatnces |
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| are lipids with one two or three fatty acids dangling like tails from glycerol molecule |
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| eutral fats such as butter, lard, vegetable oil |
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| have long-chain fatty acids tightly packed and bonded to long-chain alcohols or carbon rings |
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| are among the many lipids without fatty acids |
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| is a small organic compound with an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and one or more atoms called its R group |
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consists of three or more amino acids
pattern; -n-c-c-n-c-c- |
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| polypeptide chains unwind and change shape |
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| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) |
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| has a row of three phosphate groups attched to its sugars; the bodies natural energy source |
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