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Carbon Monomers – The smaller groups of carbon atoms that are built into larger units
Carbon Polymers – The large macromolecules made up of monomers
+ +
a. Simple sugars (Monosaccharides)
b. Fatty acids and glycerol
c. Amino Acids
d. Nucleotides
Monomers Polymer
1. Carbon atoms form the building blocks of all other organic molecules2. Carbon atoms are usually put together into small molecules to build
larger macromolecules
The Structure and Function of Macromolecules
Organic Monomers Organic Polymers
a. Starches (Polysaccharides)
b. Lipids
c. Proteins (Polypeptides)
d. Nucleic Acids (DNA & RNA)
H2O
Dehydration Synthesis (Condensation Reaction)
H2O H2O H2O
Hydrolysis
05_02Polymers_A.swf
Carbohydrates Carbon + water
Monosaccharides“building blocks”
Disaccharides“2 building blocks”
Polysaccharides
“Many building blocks”
Organic Nutrient Atoms Names Structure Examples Function
CarbonHydrogenOxygen
“Carbs”
Most end in “ose”
C(H2O) n
H:O = 2:1
SugarsStarchesWood
Quick EnergyStored EnergyStructureSupport
CarbonHydrogenOxygen
Simple Sugars
C6H12O6 GlucoseFructoseGalactose(isomers)
Quick Energy
CarbonHydrogenOxygen
CarbonHydrogenOxygen
DoubleSugars
C12H22O11MaltoseSucroseLactose
Quick Energy
Starches X 5000 =X 30 =
X 10,000 =
AmyloseGlycogen
CelluloseChitin
Energy Storage
Structure &support
05-07-Polysaccharides.mov
Slide 3
Forms of a Monosaccharide
Linear Form Ring Form
(Physiological Conditions)
Abbreviated Ring Structure
A Disaccharide From 2 Monosaccharides
Maltose from Glucose + Glucose
Sucrose from Glucose + Fructose
Slide 305-05-Disaccharides.mov