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Macromolecules Smaller organic molecules join together
to form larger molecules macromolecules
4 major classes of macromolecules: carbohydrates lipids proteins nucleic acids
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Polymers Long molecules built by linking chain
of repeating smaller units polymers monomers = repeated small units covalent bonds
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How to build a polymer Condensation reaction
dehydration synthesis joins monomers by “taking” H2O out
1 monomer provides OH the other monomer provides H together these
form H2O
requires energy & enzymes
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How to break down a polymer
Hydrolysis use H2O to break apart monomers
reverse of condensation reaction
H2O is split into H and OH
H & OH group attach where the covalent bond used to be
ex: digestion is hydrolysis
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So what’s all this talk about carbs?
Atkin’s Diet
South Beach Diet
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Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are composed of C, H, O
carbo - hydr - ate
CH2O
(CH2O)x C6H12O6
Function: energy energy storage raw materials structural materials
Monomer: sugars
ex: sugars & starches
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Sugars Most names for sugars end in -ose Classified by number of carbons
6C = hexose (glucose) 5C = pentose (fructose, ribose) 3C = triose (glyceraldehyde)
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What functional groups?
carbonyl
ketone
aldehyde
hydroxyl
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Sugar structure 5C & 6C sugars form rings in aqueous solutions
in cells!
Carbons are numbered
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Simple & complex sugars Monosaccharides
simple 1 monomer sugars glucose
Disaccharides 2 monomers sucrose
Polysaccharides large polymers starch
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Building sugars Dehydration synthesis
|glucose
|glucose
glycosidic linkage
monosaccharides disaccharide
|maltose
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Building sugars Dehydration synthesis
|fructose
|glucose
glycosidic linkage
monosaccharides disaccharide
|sucrose
structural isomers
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Polysaccharides Polymers of sugars
costs little energy to build easily reversible = release energy
Function: energy storage
starch (plants) glycogen (animals)
building materials = structure cellulose (plants) chitin (arthropods & fungi)
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Polysaccharide diversity Molecular structure determines function
isomers of glucose How does structure influence function…
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Glycemic index Which food will get into your
blood more quickly? apple rice cakes corn flakes bagel peanut M&M
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Glycemic index Ranking of carbohydrates based on their
immediate effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) levels
Carbohydrate foods that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indices. Their blood sugar response is fast & high.
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Glycemic index Which food will get into your
blood more quickly? apple 36 rice cakes 82 corn flakes 84 bagel 72 peanut M&M33