https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc Biological Macromolecules E-montage - Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, DNA and RNA en-us 2020-02-03 13:33:02 UTC 2023-03-27 13:39:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439606421 2020-02-03 13:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439606421 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439619085 Examples: Glucose and fructose
Functions: Fuel; carbon sources that can be converted to other molecules or combined into polymers.]]> 2020-02-03 13:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439619085 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439622247 2020-02-03 13:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439622247 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439624047 Examples: Lactose and Sucrose
Functions: Fuel; carbon sources that can be converted to other molecules or combined into polymers.

Glucose + Fructose ---> Sucrose]]> 2020-02-03 14:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439624047 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439629808 2020-02-03 14:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439629808 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439631967 Examples:
- Cellulose (plants)
- Starch (plants)
- Glycogen (animals)
- Chitin (animals and fungi)

Functions: 
- Strengthens plant cell walls
- Stores glucose for energy
- Strengthens exoskeletons and fungal cell walls]]> 2020-02-03 14:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439631967 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439663499 (Fats and Oils)]]> 2020-02-03 14:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439663499 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439664284 Examples: Glycerol + 3 fatty acids
2 main functions:
- Energy storage
- Cushions and insulates the body and nerves. Each nerves in our body is wrapped in a lipid-rich layer called the myelin sheath.]]> 2020-02-03 14:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439664284 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439667881 2020-02-03 14:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439667881 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439669780 Examples: Glycerol + phosphate group + 2 fatty acids

Functions: Lipid bilayers of membranes 

]]> 2020-02-03 14:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439669780 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439678129 (Cholesterol, steroid hormones)]]> 2020-02-03 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439678129 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439682744 Functions:
- Component of cell membranes (Cholesterol)
- Signalling molecules that travel through the body (Hormones)

Examples: f4 fused rings with attached chemical groups

]]> 2020-02-03 15:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439682744 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439703644 2020-02-03 15:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439703644 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439711696 Examples:
- Enzymes
- Defensive proteins
- Storage proteins
- Transport proteins
- Hormones
- Receptor proteins
- Motor proteins
- Structural proteins

Functions:
- Catalyse chemical reactions
- Protect against disease
- Store amino acids
- Transport substances
- Co-ordinate organismal responses
- Receive signals from outside cell
- Function in cell movement 
- Provide structural support]]> 2020-02-03 15:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439711696 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439726606 2020-02-03 16:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439726606 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439748335 2020-02-03 16:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439748335 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439749043 Examples:
- Sugar = deoxyribose
- Nitrogenous bases: Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine
- Usually double-stranded

Functions: Stores hereditary information.]]> 2020-02-03 16:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439749043 20009999 https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439752180 Examples:
- Sugar = Ribose
- Nitrogenous bases = Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Uracil
- Usually single-stranded
Functions: Various functions in gene expression, including carrying instructions from DNA to ribosomes]]> 2020-02-03 16:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20009999/fp4v0w9l1uxc/wish/439752180