BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline Chapter 4 And 5
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>>>>>>>>aside from water, most biologically related molecules contain carbon. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules (see fig 4. 4) Variations in the carbon skeleton can contribute to the diversity of organic molecules (see fig 4. 5). --isomers: molecules which contain the same atoms but have those atoms arranged in a different pattern. --structural isomers structural isomers, geometric isomers, and enantiomers: molecules which contain the same atoms but have a different shape because the atoms are arranged differently. (butane and isobutane) Isomers that are mirror images of one another: have four things attached to it. The resulting mirror image compounds may have different biological activities (see fig 4. 8). Functional groups contribute to the molecular diversity of life. --functional groups (see fig 4. 9: groups of atoms attached to the carbon skeleton of organic molecules, physical characteristics of the molecule. Functional group affect: e. g. size, shape: chemical behavior.
