Organic Compounds Carbohydrates are a major source for living organisms. Our mitochondria break down carbohydrates and use the chemical energy released from its bonds to live. Carbohydrates have four functions, which include energy metabolism, structural components, and cell-to-cell contacts and recognition. The basic unit or monomer for carbohydrate is monosaccharide or simple sugars. ... Carbohydrates are composed of thousands of monomers are called polysaccharides. ...

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However, cells not only consist of genes and proteins, but also of carbohydrates (sugars) and lipids (fats). ... After wounding or infection, endothelial cells that line blood vessels begin to display large numbers of carbohydrate-binding proteins called selectins. Selectins bind loosely to specific carbohydrates on the surface of white blood cells of the immune system. ... Substances that interfere with the contact between carbohydrates and selectins are now under development as anti-inflammatory drugs. ... Serious problems confront the development of carbohydrate-based drugs, especially one...

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Although both substances contain all four food groups, the bread accounts mainly for carbohydrates and cellulose (roughage), whilst the meat mainly accounts for proteins and lipids. ... The amylase starts to digest the polysaccharide, starch (carbohydrate), before the food is swallowed. ... Enzymes associated with the epithelial lining of the small intestine complete the digestion of the proteins, by the breaking down of di- and tripeptides by peptidases into amino acids and complete the digestion of the carbohydrates by the breaking down of disaccharides into monosaccharides eg maltos...

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids are the four major classes of organic compounds in cells. ... Most macromolecular carbohydrates are polysaccharides, which typically serve as carbon and energy storage molecules (starch) or as structural materials (in plants, and insects). Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic compounds found in nature. They are produced by green plants and by bacteria using the process known as photosynthesis, in which carbon dioxide is taken from the air by means of solar energy to yield the carbohydrates. ... Fats posses more energy per molecule...

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Nutrition 1. Fiber and a healthy body People in the western civilization are the worst for fiber intake, they only take in about 12 grams and the body needs 20. Fiber intake should be done gradually and not fast like in the advertised drinks and supplements. Too much fiber on the other hand ...

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The cell (plasma) membrane is made up a phospholipid bi-layer, protein, cholesterol and carbohydrates. ... The golgi apparatus receives products of ER; carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and then modifies them by separating and re-combining molecules. ...

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The organic compounds are grouped into four major categories known as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids (Reece, Urry, M.Cain, & et al, 2014). ... Carbohydrates include sugars and polymers of sugars. ... To test for carbohydrates a Benedict Test would need to be performed. ...

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Proteins Structure and Classification Proteins are organic compounds which always contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen and they often contain sulphur and phosphorus as well. Each molecule of protein is made up of many amino acids linked together by strong peptide bonds into one or more ...

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Chemistry is defined as the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter (especially of atomic and molecular systems). For years chemistry has been divided into four "classical" areas: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical. Chemistry has played a major role in ...

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All living organisms must carry out protein synthesis, which has two main processes involved in it. Those two processes are transcription and translation. In the essay, I will go into depth about the process of transcription and its role in RNA. Transcription is assisted by sigma factors that encour...

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The high protein diet I chose to analyze is the Paleo diet. The Paleo Diet is centered around consumption of foods that were available during the Paleolithic Era which dated back to around 600,000-700,000 years ago and ended roughly 10,000 years ago. It is designed to mimic the eating habits of o...

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"In chemical composition the fibers may be said, in round numbers, to consist of seventy five percent of water, about twenty percent of proteids, two percent of fat, one percent of nitrogenous extractives and carbohydrates, and two percent of salts, which are mainly potassium phosphate and carbonate-(3). ...

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Transport Across a Membrane Every living cell acquires the raw materials needed for biosynthesis and energy production from its surrounding. There are many methods a molecule can enter and leave the cells. These are Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport.., etc. In this essay, I will be looking into d...

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Important Facts the smallest unit of life is the cell instructions for development are contained in DNA collectively, all of the chemical processes in a cell are called metabolism producers often obtain energy from the sun homeostasis refers to the ability to maintain a constant internal environment cells in domains archaea and eubacteria lack nucleii plants are multicellular producers an educated guess might be called a hypothesis science is based on evidence philosophy is not a step in the scientific method an atom is the smallest unit of substance that retains the properties of the subst...

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