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Summary - 2.1.2 Biological Molecules

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Provides an in depth, comprehensive and high-yield summary for A - Level biology, specifically tailored to OCR A specification. These notes compile information from the official textbook, mark schemes, and class lectures into a concise revision resource. Includes: Coverage of all points on the specification for 2.1.2 Biological Molecules Definitions for key terminology required by examiners Clear, labelled diagrams for complex processes

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Carbohydrates l gle Proteins dipeptide=2 amino acids polypeptide:more than 2 amino
acids
monomer-amino acid
monomer-alpha glucose carbon CH20H H=0




I
monosaccharide 1 alpha glucose
-


can o R
variable
40 - H
H 4
region
I
"
disaccharide alpha glucose H 0
=O
W
2
I
-

I =


-
H Carboxyl p
dipeptide
amino

polysaccharide glucose -
more than 2 alpha end N -
C C end
- -
-
N -
c -
c
4
H
carbon ⑧ Carbon I



↓ i
-
H
t
-
made hydrogent oxygen
of carbon, OH H
I OH peptide OH
·



bond

Isomers same formula, different structure HO OH
Carbon 3
-

· & carbon 2



eg. alpha and beta glucose are isomers
hexose H 0H
primary- tertiary.
sedar. aernary
sugar 6 carbons glucose, galactose, fructose
- -




pentose sugar 5 carbons ribose beta() 9lucose the sequence folded/coiled folded secondary 2
tertiary
·
·


more
-
-
or
we nee
structure
-maride of amino
primary acids structure structures joined together
CHOM
glucose + fructose sucrose CH20H in
polypeptide G alpha helix held by hydrogen by cishene bridge to
·
CHOM =
carbon a a


-"I
H H
-
0 M
↳ determined
H= 0
↑ In W B galactose
glucoset lactose
=




H
carbon 0 by 01 bonds, disulphide form a single protein
H
maltose OH sequence Mbeta pleated sheet
DNA bridgestionic bonds molecule
glucose glucose
W
0H
+ =




See
OH 0
H ·3D shape
on Or
glycosidic
bond on on carbon 4 ⑧ Carbon I hydrogen made
-> bonds
OH H
non-reducing sugars reducing sugars HO H
-




1.2cm test
solution 1. add 2cm3 test solution ·
Carbon 3
& carbon 2
--




2. add 1cm of HCI 2. add 2cm benedict's
3heat Amin water bath 3. heatin water bath-85°-2 minH 0H Biological molecules
for in a
conjugated protein -




4neutralise with NaHCO, powder result red colour/precipitate globular protein with haemoglobin insulin
enzyme
esterification
-




monomer-building block
starch
I
indicator paper to testpr transportOz
juse
prosthetic group spherical, soluble 4 haem' prosthetic
- >

a ·


T
- condensation reaction-binds
reaction
monomers
add 2cm Benedict's reagent 1. add lamb starch solution fibrous ·4 groups,
reaction-breaks bonds
-
polypeptides precise shape-receptors catalyses
I place in waterbath for 2 mins 2. add lcm iodine solution
hydrolysis for structure
·
2 alpha helix, 2 hormone-goates reactions
between monomers beta pleated sheets
Iresult -
red colour/precipitate I result-blue/ black colour
globular collagen herahin glucose elastin
two monomers-dimers
-




STARCH CELLULOSE-B glucose spherical, flexible, rope-like Strength strengthelasticity
-respiration
· ·
·




amylose-stores a glucose strengthens cell walls
-


Water Hydrogen Lipids biological in hairtrails for shir
in plants Ebonds connective
->


- roles
unbranched, straight chain- polar-areas of positive monomer-fatty acid tissue-shin. Strongt
E
I-4 ·tonoclastic
bonds, unbranched, I


+tendons
coiled, soluble, compact insoluble, high tensile and
negative charge insoluble Biuret test
-

0 n ·heal
amylopectin-stores glucose in plants strength, flexible, slightly r saturated single bonds sounds 2cm of ethanol
-


a add
1 -
1 4 + 1-6 bonds, branched,insoluble, unreactive H-
positively c -c -c unsaturated I double bond add 1 cm of sample
- -




t
charged -
4
GLYCOGEN See compact I Om
i polyunsaturated- more than I double bond I result
purple/
-




stores glucose for respiration slightly ester bonds Lilac colour

hydrogen glycerol tryglyceride

io
in animals, a glucose negative charge ↑
·




O H H



E
1-4 1-6 bonds +
exe H bonds with I
ele
bonds H ⑧ c c- H saturated
hydrogen 3 fatty C ->
H acid
-


very branch d,
- - - -


form
el ·



Oxygen
·


I I
I H
glycerol broken
H
compact, between molecules giving water properties H I unsaturated
many
·


c OH dowrchty
-



glucose H H
-
->
C C = c
-
- - - -



insoluble, H heat of
latent I
·



fast energy source storedsat in
i he
Livert
large de -------- hydrogen bonds H C 0H
large energy store ↑
-

evaporation high
-
cells
- ·
-




conductors H 0 c R straightchain of
-
- -
C ->

I poor
- -
-

needed to insulation, buoyancy
i carbon t hydrogens
·

more
energy
·




cohesion tension 0H custions
stic ↳ Less
H
surface break bonds 4 protection than

---
-


H
-
I
dense water
·
stick to eachother 1
8 ·allows water to resistexternal forces

eg.water evaporates weak
hydrogen bonds allow
lightinsects to travel phospholipids Phospholipid
outside cell
and nextmolecule is on the surface of water aren't
but
strong enough to
Bilayer - hydrophillic
-> capillary
I ⑧888



e
pulled up -> action larger/heavier
support species phosphate
11 1 1 1 1 1
heads outside
Less dense tails Interactwith
adhesion universal solvent stability + coolant as ice
I glycerol
-
non-polar I ↳

stick to other dissolves many constantenvironment water
4-hydrogen hydrophobic hydrophobic(((((( water


·
and

88888
substances Liquids for chemical protects ponds + bonds molecules further ·head-polar and rails inside
six
saturated
acid &

hydrophice ↳ don'tinteractinside cell
water sticks Lakes by freezing apart unsaturated layers of
-



eg. reactions
·




satte
to xylem walls ·


transportdissolved on top
·


giant, rigid, open structure with water Csolution phospholipids

sightgravity compounds
cellS
intoutof insulating ·causes
water
to float
it on containing water)

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