PPT-Biologically Important Molecules

Biologically Important Molecules There are four biologically important groups of molecules found in living organisms They are Carbohydrate Biologically Important Molecules . Bonds repel each other. Bonds are electrons. Electrons are negatively charged. Negative charges repel other negative charges. Bonds repel each other. Molecules arrange themselves in 3-D so that the bonds are as far apart as possible. Grams. to Moles. Liters to Moles. Moles. to Liters. Before we begin you will need your….. Calculator. Periodic Table. Mole Chart. Previously…. We learned that a . mole. is a new unit.. A mole can be used as a conversion factor.. Symmetry . & . asymmetry. . 6.2: Nomenclature . of . s. tereocenters. 6.3: . Properties of . asymmetric . molecules. 6.4: . Optical . isomerism. 6.5: . Fisher . p. rojections. 6.6: . Molecules with . The oldest fossils date to 3.5-3.8 . bya. . How did life originate? “Reductionism” would suggest that the components of life—molecules—would have had to form first. Let’s meet them, and then see how they form.. All life uses 6 major elements. If we survey the molecules from which life is constructed, we find six that are found in all living things and have often been described as the ‘building block’ elements of . of Life. Tina . Šantl-Temkiv. Department of Bioscience. Department of Physics and Astronomy. Aarhus University. What. is . life. ?. Homeostasis. Organization. Metabolism: anabolism & catabolism. Carbohydrates and lipids. All cells use chemical energy carried by __________________.. Adenosine . triphosphate. How is energy released by ATP?. A phosphate group is removed releasing chemical energy in the form of heat. . It keep us alive; most organisms are more than 70% water.. It sculpts the earth’s surface and moderates the climate.. Water removes and dilutes wastes and pollutants. Importance of . Water. Click on hyperlink to view video clip. Science. Institute of Molecular Biophysics. mestroupe@bio.fsu.edu. I am interested in understanding the structural biology of molecules that are involved in basic cellular function. Of particular interest are molecules important for sulfur metabolism in . 1. WHAT MOLECULES?. LOCALIZING MOLECULES. 1. WHAT MOLECULES?. 2. WITH RESPECT TO WHAT?. LOCALIZING MOLECULES. 1. WHAT MOLECULES?. 2. WITH RESPECT TO WHAT?. . SPACE: Relative to other molecules, the genome, organelles, cells, tissues, whole organisms.. Overview of the Immune System. A historical perspective of immunology. What is immunity?. Immunity is the state of protection against foreign pathogens or substances (antigens). Latin term . immunis. Why are Macromolecules important to the Human Body. ?. Macromolecules are essential to the functioning of the human body. . . Carbohydrates . are . the body’s main . source of energy. . Lipids . provide stored energy reserves. This allows us to survive when carbohydrates are not being supplied to the body. . DMR 1905920. 2021 Intellectual Merit. Oleg Gang, Columbia University. Assembly of designed and bioactive protein arrays. Encapsulation of ferritin inside designed DNA octahedra is followed by assembly of these DNA-ferritin voxels into prescribed 2D and 3D lattices. Ferritins preserve their bioactivity when assembled into designed arrays.. Asymmetric carbons. Stereoisomers. R,S nomenclature. Racemic mixtures. Fischer projection. Naming Monosaccharides. Named on the basis of. . Functional groups. Ketone carbonyl =. . ketose. Aldehyde carbonyl =.