BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline5
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--macromolecules- large organic molecules which are usually polymers. --polymer- a large molecule consisting of many identical or similar subunits connected together. --monomer- a subunit (or building block) of a polymer. >>>>>the reaction that forms a polymer from monomers is a polymerization reaction. Most biological polymerization reactions are condensation reactions also called a dehydration synthesis reaction (see fig 5. 2). --condensation reactions (a. k. a. dehydration synthesis reaction)- polymerization reactions in which the covalent linkage of the monomers is accompanied by the. --hydrolysis- the breaking of the covalent bond between two monomers by the addition of water. >>>>>diversity in polymers comes from the variation in the arrangement of the monomers. >>>>carbohydrates are used as fuels and building material. --carbohydrates- organic molecules made of sugars and their polymers. General structure of carbohydrates (see fig 5. 3: each carbon has a hydroxyl group (-oh) and at least one hydrogen (-h) attached to it for except one carbon, which has a carbonyl group instead of the hydroxyl.
