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A beginner friendly, comprehensive review for building a foundation in Biochemistry. Review of the major macromolecules as well as their function within the cell membrane.

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BIOCHEMISTRY

All living things are made of elements ,
molecules
,
and compounds .
* Metabolism is
the sum total of all the chemical reactions that occur within the

cells of living things.
Essential Elements of Life
·
About 25 of the 118 elements are essential to life

Carbon of
-
, Hydrogen oxygen , ,
and nitrogen make up 96 % living matter.

* Trace elements those
are
required by an
organism in very small
quantities.

When we lack nutrient
a deficiency
.
=




Isotopes =
when two atoms of an element have different numbers of neutrons in the


nucleus , (EX . Carbon-12 ,
carbon-13
,
...
)


·
The formation and function of molecules depends on forces between atoms

↳ electrostatic attractions
-




Intramolecular= chemical bonds within the same molecule
없있다 섭.
.

_




↳ intra
Inter different
_




_
motecular = forces/attractions between molecules ·


① covalent bonds two non-metals
sharing elections
=




{
② Ionic bond =
a metal and a non-metal where one loses - and one
gains e


ef
}
↳ (cost
creates a cation =

positively charged Elections are transferred
negatively charged (gains e)
creates an arion =




# of elections to will determine how
required complete an atom's valence shell
many
bonds it will form,




Polar & Non-Polar Lovalent Bonds .
·
In a nonpolar covalent bond , - are shared equally .
·
In a
polar covalent bond ,
one atom is more
electronegative I will "take" more e

↳ will cause a partial negative B partial positive charge .




Electronegativity =
an atom's attraction for electrons
5 5
t



neg pos

, 않압 … , f-
↓ s
.




보 *
Intermolecular Bonds =

Hydrogen Bonds

Hydrogen bonds involve at least I
·
hydrogen atom

It to

covalently bonded an
electronegative atom is attracted to O, N , F on


snother polar morecure .

* Noe' shared/transferred -
only attraction ,




·
Disulfide Bonds (sulfur bridge)
=
A single covalent bond between two sulfur-

containing molecules


* Important in the folding and stability of proteins .





Camino sulfur) .
can occur between cysteines acid
containing

WATER -

Simple Review

·
Water is a moreure side
slightly and is
-
> one is O one
polar
↳ the
dipole nature of water is due to the diff in
electronegativity of hydrogen and


oxygen.

water forms hydrogen bonds

① Water is
great of it's dissolves substances than
a solvent because polarity >
- more
any
other liquid
② Water is less dense in solid form than in
Liquid because H-bonds are more stable in


the solid form =
they spread out
.




③ break
Water has a
really high heat capacity because a lot of energy is
required to


hydrogen bonds.


Adnesion 3 cohesion


r
hydrophilic
Phospholipids polar non-polar properties 000



111110
=
both

-
>


-
hychophilic (polar) stays

hydrophobic (non-polar) repelled by
in contact


wate
with water
IMMI
. . . ..
hydrophobic

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