Carbohydrates‚ Proteins‚ lipids‚ and nucleic Acid Lab Exercise 6 Date: 9/17/12 Bio 102-11 Purpose the purpose of this experiment was to perform test to detect the presence of carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ lipids‚ and nucleic acids. Explain the importance of a positive and a negative control in biochemical test. Use biochemical test to identify an unknown compound. Background Most organic compounds in living organisms are carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ lipids‚ and nucleic acids they are called macromolecules
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Carbohydrates have two major functions in plants and animals: they serve as fuel and building material. Plants store most of their energy in the form of starch. Starch is a polysaccharide (consisting of several conjoined sugars). Synthesizing starch enables the plant to stockpile surplus glucose‚ and since glucose is a major cellular fuel‚ starch represents stored energy. The sugar can later be withdrawn by hydrolysis‚ which breaks the bonds between monomers. Animals‚ in turn‚ have enzymes that
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Biochemistry: Biological Molecules Pg. 2 – 7 Carbohydrates Pg. 8 – 12 Proteins Pg. 13 – Lipids Carbohydrates. L.O. 1.1 and 1.2 Carbohydrates are sugars and they are the primary source of energy for our vital functions such as breathing and sleeping. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complicated. Monosaccharides‚ disaccharides and polysaccharides. L. O. 1.2 Carbohydrates are split into different classifications depending on how many molecules they have. Monosaccharide: one sugar
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UNIT 4. NUCLEIC ACIDS I.BASIC CONCEPTS II.CLASSES III.CHEMICAL NATURE IV.FUNCTION I.BASIC CONCEPTS NUCLEIC ACIDS polymeric macromolecules‚ or large biological molecules‚ essential for all known forms of life are made from monomers known as nucleotides Each nucleotide has three components: a 5-carbon sugar‚ a phosphate group‚ and a nitrogenous base If the sugar is deoxyribose‚ the polymer is DNA. If the sugar is ribose‚ the polymer is RNA. Together with proteins‚ nucleic acids are the
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Farrell cengage.com/chemistry/campbell Chapter Nine Nucleic Acids: How Structure Conveys Information Paul D. Adams • University of Arkansas Nucleic Acids • Nucleic acid: a biopolymer containing three types of monomer units • a base derived from purine or pyrimidine (nucleobases) • a monosaccharide‚ either D-ribose or 2-deoxy-D-ribose • phosphoric acid • RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) • DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Nucleic Acids • Levels of structure • 1°structure: the order of bases
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discovery of base-pairing in nucleic acids. These complementariness principles do not only underlie current ideas on the structure of the nucleic acids‚ but they form the foundation of all speculations‚ more or less well- founded‚ on their physical properties (denaturation‚ hypochromic- ity‚ etc.)‚ on the transfer of biological information from deoxy- ribonucleic acid to ribonucleic acid‚ and on the role of the latter in directing the synthesis of specific proteins. They form the basis of
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Chapter 4: Nucleic Acids and the RNA World 1. 4.1 – What is a Nucleic Acid? * Nucleic acids are made up of monomers called nucleotides * Three components of a nucleotide: 1. Phosphate group—attached to the 5’ carbon 2. Sugar – carbonyl group and several hydroxyl groups 3. Nitrogenous base * The prime (‘) symbols indicate the carbon being is part of the sugar—not attached to the nitrogenous base. * Four different nucleotides‚ each of which contains a different nitrogenous
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one of two very similar pentose rings. Ribonucleic acids contain the sugar ribose. Deoxyribonucleic acids contain the sugar deoxyribose. The only difference between these two sugars is that deoxyribose contains one oxygen atom less than ribose. Pentose sugars are essential because they are involved in linking different nucleotides together by condensation reactions. The Nitrogen-Containing Bases There are two types of bases found in nucleic acids. The purine bases have two nitrogen containing rings
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Introduction This report will investigate the six essential nutrients required in our diet. The report will provide the function of each nutrient and explore why they are vital for the body. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are the most important nutrient for the body as it is the largest possible source of energy. Carbohydrate supplies the body with energy‚ which allows the brain to function more effectively and allows organs to operate sufficiently. When the body has energy this allows each
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Digestion of lipid does not occur in the mouth and stomach because enzymes that would aid the digestion are not present there. The major organ for the digestion of lipids in the small intestine because the pancreas is the primary source of lipid-digesting enzymes (lipase). For the body to digest the fat molecules in the food‚ a process must occur‚ and it is called “Emulsification
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