Chemistry of life
Shane bucher
What is water?
- Water is a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid.
- Consists of adhesion and cohesion.
- it is a covalent bond.
information on macromolecules.
The 4 other molecules are Nucleic acids,proteins,Lipids,carbohydrates,Macromolecules.
carbohydrates and proteins
Carbohydrates have five major functions in the body:
Energy supply, particularly for the brain in the form of glucose.Avoiding the breakdown of amino acids for energy.Avoiding ketosis from the breakdown of fatty acids.Cellular and protein recognition.Dietary fiber.
There are two types of carbohydrates in foods, simple and complex. Two functions of proteins are Energy, its a major source, Hormones,Protein is involved in the creation of some hormones. Two types of proteins are storage,
Storage proteins house critical elements that your cells need. Another is structural,The largest class of proteins are structural proteins
Lipids and nuckeic acids
Types of lipids include:
Storage lipids, Structural lipids, Other lipids.nucleic acids function, Nucleic acids are polymeric macromolecules, or large biological molecules, essential for all known forms of life.
the type is The nucleic acids are informational molecules because their primary structure contains a code or set of directions by which they can duplicate themselves and guide the synthesis of proteins.