Summary - Unit AS 1 - Molecules and Cells

Easy to understand summary notes about Biological Molecules including notes about importance of water and examples of water as a solvent, role of inorganic ions, how biological molecules are formed and broken down, key information about monosaccharides including carbohydrates such as alpha glucose, beta glucose and fructose, key information about disaccharides, key information about polysaccharides including examples such as how starch is built up and key information about glycogen, key information about cellulose, general structure of proteins and what the r groups do, in depth structure of proteins and importance of bonding, key information about fibrous, globular and conjugated proteins, function of lipids and information about fatty acids, key points about saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, key information about triglycerides and phospholipids, key information about prions and how they arise.