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Topic 1 - Biological Molecules (Summary)

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Topic IA -

Biological Molecules

MOLECULE] Of LIFE :
monomers
single unit/polymer multiple
·
s 3
monomers .




join together in a condensation reaction to form polymers.
·

monomers

break down
polymers into monomers via hydrolysis reactions
·

.




polymer monomer
·




DNA nucleotide
Protein amino acid

monosaccaride
Carbohydrale
SUGARS :
glucose 7 7
sucrose
glucose-glucosee maltose + He

/disaccharides glucose + fructose Sucrose H20
mals
a

fructose
monosaccarides
-


- +


lactose
glucose + galactose e lactose H20
+




2 monosaccarides join together by condensation reactions to form a disaccaride
.


alpha glucose and beta
glucose
:
Isomers of .
glucose
H H H OH
-


O -


O


HO
a
glucose
& OH HO
b glucose
& H
glycosydic bond
H " HH- HH


glucose
O OH

accos -
- -




HO
a +
OH HO OH HO
\maltose
O &the


A
Heat sample in waterbath with Benedicts solution
-
L ↓ Test for
blue
green
-
yellow -
orange
- brick red precipitate reducing
↓ ↓ sugars
no
reducing Sugar reducing sugar present

Heat sample in waterbath with Benedicts solution
-
L ↓ -
blue
green
-
yellow -
orange
- brick red precipitate -
↓ ↓



-
I

no
reducing sugar reducing sugar present
↓
heat sample with dilute HCI acid then neutralise sample by
a new
adding
Benedicts solution
sodium
hydrogen carbonate . Hear with .




↓ ↓
blue brick red
green
-
yellow -
orange
-
precipitate
↓ ↓ #


no
sugar present non-reducing sugar present r

, POLYSACCARIDES :

Are formed when more than 2 monosaccarides join via condensation reactions
.




=
↑
Starch : Cellulose ·


cells forms plant cell walls
only found in plant
·
,
.




broken down
by hydrolysis
·




to release alpha glucose
. to release beta
glucose .




insoluble in water so doesn't insoluble doesn't affect insoluble doesn't
affect
·

so so
·




Amylose : ell ·
branched shape ,
has


bonds .




Test for Starch ; iodine test
Add iodine thats dissolved in potassium iodide .




L S
brown/orange blue/black
↓ ↓
negative result positive result


LIPIDS :
Lipids contain
hydrocarbons they known fats when solid andOils when
·

,
are as

liquid The
S
two
types of lipids are :
triglycerides phospholipids
and &




I
Trig
lycerides ; Phospholipids;
23 fatty
J
acids make 22
,
glycerol& fatty acids

Shydrophobic
Shydrophobic
tails tail
↓
ester bond
·




↓ ↳ ester bond ↓
glycerol phosphate group hydrophilic
-




↑




insoluble doesn't affect water potential make up the bilayer of
·
cell membranes
·

, I
,




used which controls enters / leaves the cell :
energy storage
·

as molecules what

form micelles when in water
2 phospholipid bilayer
·
:

Il II II Il
Chydrophilic head faces
#II +
(iii)
↑
S outwards-glycerol .




#/// hydrophobic tail faces
inwards
fatty acids
.
-




fatty acids ; unsaturated
fatty
acids and
saturated
·
acids
fatry .




↓ ↓
have Single carbon
double carbon chains ,
causing kinks .
chains
structure acid
fatty
·
:
of
O Emulsion test : add ethano,
i
C-R (R group is variable
group) . then water and shake. Positive if
401
milky emulsion is
present .

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Publisher: 2015-05-22 ISBN: 9781782943198 Edition: 1

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