BIO1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Phosphodiester Bond, Crystallography, Phospholipid

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1. WEEK 2 BIOMACROMOLECULES
Distinguish between the monomers that makeup macromolecules, and the
bonds that link monomers
Polymers
Made by chemically joining repeating subunits (monomers) in a process called
polymerisation.
Condensation Polymerisation Reaction = The chemical joining of monomers
which result in the elimination of a water molecule.
Polymers are too large to move across cell membrane so must be made within
the cell.
Monomers are soluable and can move across the cell membrane
To link monomers energy is required.
Dehydration Reaction: A reaction in which two molecules are covalently bonded
to each other with the loss of a water molecule.
Hydrolysis: A process that is essentially the reverse of the dehydration reaction.
Carbohydrate
Contains
elements : C , H , O
Monosaccharides: The simplest
carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and
polysaccharides.
General formula for monosaccharides: C6H12O6
When two sugar molecules are joined, a water molecule is released =
condensation polymerisation reaction
Functions :
Source of energy for animals/plants
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Food storage : starch for plant , glycogen in animals
Structural (e.g cell wall)
Disaccharides: two monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkage.
1. Sucros
e
Chemically, Sucrose (molecule) = Glucose (molecule) + Fructose
(molecule)
Common form of sugar obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet
Also present in some fruits and vegetables
2. Lactos
e
Chemically, Lactose (molecule) = Glucose (molecule) + Galactose
(molecule)
Present in mammals' milk, hence associated with diary products
Provides mammalian infants with a source of energy
3. Maltose Chemically, ONE Maltose molecule consists of TWO Glucose
molecules attached together
Present in cereals e.g. barley
Also known as "Malt Sugar"
Simple Carbohydrates
Soluable in water
General formula (CH2O)2
Monosaccharide : glucose
Disaccharides are formed when two monosaccharides together
E.g Sucrose (sugar we use)
Complex Carbohydrates
Polysaccharide : a
polymer with glucose being the
monomer
Usually insoluble in water
Disaccharides: consists of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage,
a covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction.
E.g Glycogen, Starch , Cellulose, Chitin
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Polysaccharides: are macromolecules, polymers with a few hundred to a few thousand
monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkage.
Storage Polysaccharides
oStarch: a polymer of glucose monomers, as granules within cellular
structures known as plastids.
oEnables plants to stockpile surplus glucose
oStarch represents stored energy.
oSimplest form of starch = amylose
oAmylopectin: a more complex starch, is a branched polymer with 1-6
linkages at the branch points.
oGlycogen: polymer of glucose, a storage unit of animals and vertebrates
store glycogen mainly in liver and muscle cells.
Structural Polysaccharides
oCellulose: A major component of the tough walls that enclose plant cells.
A polymer of glucose with 1-4 glycosidic linkages, but the linkages
in these two polymers differ.
Two different ring structures for glucose
oWhen glucose forms a ring, the hydroxyl group attached to the number 1
carbon is positioned either below or above the plane of the ring.
oAlpha and Beta (respectively) glucose
oIn starch, all the glucose monomers are in the alpha configuration.
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Distinguish between the monomers that makeup macromolecules, and the bonds that link monomers. Made by chemically joining repeating subunits (monomers) in a process called polymerisation. Condensation polymerisation reaction = which result in the elimination of a water molecule. Polymers are too large to move across cell membrane so must be made within the cell. Monomers are soluable and can move across the cell membrane. Dehydration reaction: a reaction in which two molecules are covalently bonded to each other with the loss of a water molecule. Hydrolysis: a process that is essentially the reverse of the dehydration reaction. Monosaccharides: the simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. When two sugar molecules are joined, a water molecule is released = condensation polymerisation reaction. Food storage : starch for plant , glycogen in animals. Chemically, sucrose (molecule) = glucose (molecule) + fructose (molecule) Common form of sugar obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet.

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