Lesson Biomolecule
Lesson Biomolecule
Lesson Biomolecule
what you
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eat.
LEARNING
COMPETENCY:
Recognize the major
categories of
biomolecules such as
carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins and nucleic
acids.
BIOMOLECULES
🠶 A biomolecule refers
to any molecule that is
produced by living
organisms. As such,
most of them are
organic molecules,
such as
CARBOHYDRATES,
LIPIDS, PROTEINS and
NUCLEIC ACIDS.
CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates aka…
Sugar
Carbs
Starch
How does our body
break down this bread?
Breaks down into
microscopic molecules
Polysaccharide
Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Structure
One Sugar
Monosaccharid
e
Structure
Two Sugar
Disaccharide
Structure
Many
Sugar
Polysaccharide
Function
🠶 Provide QUICK energy to the
body!
How are
complex
carbohydrates
formed and
broken down?
Hydrolysis
🠶 Addition of WATER to a
compound SPLITS it
disaccharide + H2O ---> monosaccharide
+ monosaccharide
Whey
Protein
Meat
Polypeptide
Peanut
butter
This is an amino acid.
It is the monomer for
a protein. It contains
C, H, O and N. It has
3 groups: an amino
group, an R-group,
and a carboxyl
group. The R-group is
considered a variant
group because it
Breaks down into
microscopic molecules
Polypeptide
Meat
Amino Acid
• Contains C, H, O, N
• 20 types
• Has both
hydrophobic &
hydrophylic ends
• Differ in R-group
• R-group can be
acidic, basic or
neutral
• Makes polypeptide
Polymer: Polypeptide
(peptide means bond)
🠶 Contains C, H, O, N, P
🠶 Monomer: NUCLEOTIDES
🠶 Nucleotides consist of 3
parts:
1. 5-Carbon Sugar
2. Phosphate Group
3. Nitrogenous Base
Nucleotide: Nitrogen Bases
🠶 5 types
🠶 Cytosine
🠶 Guanine
🠶 Adenine
🠶 Thymine (in DNA
only)
🠶 Uracil (in RNA only)
In DNA:
In RNA: 🠶 Purines or
C-G
C-G
pyrimidines
A-T
Nucleotides:
5-carbon sugar and
phosphate group
🠶 2 types of sugars
🠶 Ribose (in RNA only)
🠶 Deoxyribose (in DNA
only)
🠶 Phosphate group
🠶 Contains phosphorus
& oxygen
🠶 Polymer:
polynucleotide
Function
Polypeptide: DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid)
🠶 Contains
adenine, ribose
sugar, 3
phosphates
🠶 Stores and
releases energy
Concept Map
Section 2-3
Carbon
Compounds
include
Carbon
Compounds
include
Sugars and
Fats and oils Nucleotides Amino Acids
starches
which contain which contain which contain which contain