What are functional groups in biological molecules? Functional groups: Hydroxyl group Carbonyl group Carboxyl group Amino group Sulfhydryl group Phosphate group Methyl group

Q: What are functional groups?

A: Organic molecules are chemical compounds made up of almost entirely of carbon and hydrogen. Every…

Q: What are the functional groups in biological macromolecules that contribute to ionic bonding…

A: The functional groups contain specific atoms that are involved in participating in a chemical…

Q: which of the following functional groups are present in this molecule?  amine amide amino acid…

A: Functional group is the group of atoms present within a organic molecule that provides the…

Q: Following is a structural formula for the amino acid cysteine: 11 HS-CH₂-CH-C-OH NH₂ Name the three…

A: Cysteine is an amino acid that has a distinct sulfur side chain. It is significant in the purview of…

Q: What are hydrophobic molecules (or hydrophobic molecular regions)? What are hydrophilic molecules?…

A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…

Q: What are the monomers of these carbohydrate polymers? (Simple sugars)  starch:  cellulose:…

A: Carbohydrates offer much of the energy that is needed for the cells. These molecules form the…

Q: Why are hydrogen bonds relatively weak?

A: Chemical bonding refers to the formation of a bond between the two or more atoms, molecules, or ions…

Q: What are the names of the four classes of macromolecules found in living organisms? Name these four…

A: An organism is made of individual cells that have differentiated into distinct structural and…

Q: How many of the carbons in the following structure are stereocenters?

A: Stereocenter is defined as a point in a molecule where altering the bonded atoms leads to the…

Q: Classify the following nitrogenous bases into purines or pyrimidines.

A: Purines : Adenine and Guanine are purines . Pyrimidines : Thymine , Cytosine and Uracil are…

Q: Why are hydrogen bonds so important in biological systems, considering that they are so weak?

A: A hydrogen bond is a bond between an individual hydrogen atom and another atom with higher…

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A: Chiral carbon is the carbon atom attached to four different substituents. If any carbon atom is…

Q: How many hydrogen bond donor groups are found in the following molecule?

A: A hydrogen bond is formed between a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor.A hydrogen atom…

Q: A peptide bond is formed between which organic molecules ?

A: Biomolecules are the substances present in living organisms that play important roles in chemical…

Q: Structural isomers, like leucine and isoleucine, differ from each other in which of the following…

A: Leucine and isoleucine are the amino acids present in human body naturally. These are non-polar and…

Q: Which two pyrimidine bases are always found in ribonucleic acids? guanine and adenine cytosine and…

A: The biomolecules forms the structural and functional unit of the living system. There are four types…

Q: why do the sodium ion and the chloride ion form a bond?

A: The two types of bonds which usually forms between atoms are  1) Ionic bond 2) Covalent bond

Q: what determines if a bond is polar?

A: A polar molecule is defined as in which the distribution of electrons are not even between the…

Q: Why is molecular polarity so important when discussing molecules? How can you determine where or not…

A: Molecules are made up of two or more atoms. This means that two or more atoms of the same element or…

Nucleotides

It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). 

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.