A lipid bilayer.
Glycogen.
Ribose.
A discrete unit of inheritance that programs the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide.
DNA and RNA.
Carbon-based compounds.
Building blocks of proteins.
The combination of different amino acids.
A carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings.
C_nH_{2n}O_n.
Hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails.
Folding or coiling of the polypeptide into a repeating configuration due to hydrogen bonding.
A large and diverse group of organic compounds that are hydrophobic in nature.
Fats, Phospholipids, Steroids, Waxes.
They are the most abundant and concentrated source of usable energy, stored in fat deposits.
Liquid.
A glycerol molecule joined by two fatty acids and a phosphate group.
It can form four bonds, allowing it to bond with up to four other atoms or groups.
The arrangement of its carbon skeleton and its chemical groups.
Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil.
The basic unit of carbohydrates, usually three to seven carbon atoms long.
C H O N.
An amino group and a carboxyl group.
The phosphate group and its attachments.
Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen.
Five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and one to three phosphate groups.
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides.
Solid.
20 amino acids.
The sequence of amino acids.
The overall three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between amino acids and R groups.
Starch.
Several steroid hormones and Vitamin D.
Deoxyribose.
Glyceraldehyde.
Plant fat.
Carbon.
C12H22O11.
Macromolecules formed by a few hundred to a few thousand monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkages.
Meat, eggs, and cheese.
Atherosclerosis.
Animal fat.
Collagen, tendon, keratin.
To store, transmit, and help express hereditary information.
Ribose.
Nucleotides.
Association of two or more polypeptides.
A five-carbon sugar and a nitrogen-containing base.
The Greek word 'proteios', meaning 'first' or 'primary'.
Binding structures together and providing strength in certain tissues.
Polymers of nucleotides.
Messenger, ribosomal, and transfer.
In the liver.
Triacylglycerol or triglyceride (TAGs).
Saturated fats have no double bonds between carbon atoms, while unsaturated fats have one or two double bonds.
Almost 50%.
To act as chemical messengers or hormones.
Maltose (Malt Sugar) and Lactose (Milk Sugar).
They serve as fuel and building material.
Cellulose.
20 amino acids.
Cytosine, Uracil, Adenine, Guanine.
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms.
Adenine, Guanine.
Polymers assembled from amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
Enzymes, Hemoglobin, antibodies.
They are mobile, generally spherical molecules crucial for biological processes.
