Biological molecules
I Importance of carbon
tetravalent
compound compound in which carbon is bonded to
c or H
Carbon Chains Skeleton
of organicmolecules
The Structure determines the function of the molecule
Functional group A set of molecules that changes thefunction of
the compound its added to R
PIYT.IE
Ifgcasontuyarosen
nonpolar uncharged hydrophobic insoluble in 420
, 01
hydroxyl
C Functional groups cmethyla
5672
carbonyl
1 Hydroxyl group R OH soft GAmino
Fearboxy
Alcohols
OH O H
R
Hydrophilic likeswater
Polar Oxygenis highlyelectronegative
i Itspolar wantsmoreelectrons
Neutral Acidity PolarlikesPolar Hydrophilic
2 Carbonyl group Cno
Polar
Hydrophilic but less than OH
Neutral acidity
Can be aldehyde or ketone depending on location of C 0
3 Carboxyl group COOH
Ht easily released
Polar
Hydrophilic
Acidic
Present in amino acids
I Importance of carbon
tetravalent
compound compound in which carbon is bonded to
c or H
Carbon Chains Skeleton
of organicmolecules
The Structure determines the function of the molecule
Functional group A set of molecules that changes thefunction of
the compound its added to R
PIYT.IE
Ifgcasontuyarosen
nonpolar uncharged hydrophobic insoluble in 420
, 01
hydroxyl
C Functional groups cmethyla
5672
carbonyl
1 Hydroxyl group R OH soft GAmino
Fearboxy
Alcohols
OH O H
R
Hydrophilic likeswater
Polar Oxygenis highlyelectronegative
i Itspolar wantsmoreelectrons
Neutral Acidity PolarlikesPolar Hydrophilic
2 Carbonyl group Cno
Polar
Hydrophilic but less than OH
Neutral acidity
Can be aldehyde or ketone depending on location of C 0
3 Carboxyl group COOH
Ht easily released
Polar
Hydrophilic
Acidic
Present in amino acids
