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The Chemistry of Life Elements and the Periodic Table Atomic Structure Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule Bonding between atoms Covalent: non-polar and polar Ionic bonds Hydrogen bonds Chemical Reactions Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA

The Chemistry of Life

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The Chemistry of Life

Elements and the Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule

Bonding between atoms• Covalent: non-polar and polar

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Chemical Reactions

Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA

Carbohydrate Simple Sugars: Monosaccharides

Glucose

Polysaccharides are Monosaccharides Linked by Dehydration

Figure 2.8

Energy storage:

Polysaccharides are Used for Energy Storage or Structural Support

glu glu glu glu glu glu

glu glu glu glu glu glugluglu gluglu

Structural support:

glu glu glu OR

NAG NAG NAG NAG NAG NAG

Chitin is Made of Repeating NAG Molecules (Fungal Cell Walls))

Structural support:

Peptidoglycan/Murein is Made of NAG-NAM (Bacterial Cell Walls)

NAG NAM NAG NAM NAG NAM

NAG NAM NAG NAM NAG NAM

pentapeptide links

Structural support:

The Chemistry of Life

Elements and the Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule

Bonding between atoms• Covalent: non-polar and polar

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Chemical Reactions

Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA

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Monomers of Lipids: Fatty Acids and Glycerol

Saturated fatty acid: all single C-C bonds

Unsaturated fatty acid: one or more double C=C bonds

Complex or Polymer Lipids

Figure 2.9c

Complex or Polymer Lipids

Figure 2.10a

Ergosterol (fungal cell membranes)

Complex or Polymer Lipids

(animal cell membranes)

Cholesterol and ergosterol keep plasma membranes fluid and flexible

The Chemistry of Life

Elements and the Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule

Bonding between atoms• Covalent: non-polar and polar

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Chemical Reactions

Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA

Protein Monomers: Amino Acids (Peptides)

Twenty Amino Acids Used in Polypeptides

Linking Amino Acids (Peptides)

Figure 2.14

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Levels of Protein Structure

Disulfide bonds

Ionic bonds

Non -polar interactions

Hydrogen bonds

The Chemistry of Life

Elements and the Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule

Bonding between atoms• Covalent: non-polar and polar

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Chemical Reactions

Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA

Monomers of Nucleic Acids

ribonucleotide

deoxyribonucleotide

1’

2’3’

4’

5’

1’

2’3’

4’

5’

ribonucleotide

RNA: Single stranded

Uses G, C, A, U bases

Uses ribose sugar

DNA: Double stranded

Uses G, C, A, T bases

Uses deoxyribose sugar

Two Kinds of Nucleic Acids: Information Storage

The Chemistry of Life

Elements and the Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

Shells, Orbitals, and the Octet Rule

Bonding between atoms• Covalent: non-polar and polar

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Chemical Reactions

Acids, Bases, and pH Functional Groups Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides Lipids: Fatty Acids and Complex Lipids Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides Nucleic Acids: Nucleotides and RNA/DNA