ch03 chemical building blocks of life carbon
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The Chemical Building Blocks3.1 Carbon
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Chemistry of Carbon
Building Blocks of Life
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Why study Carbon?All of life is built on carbon
Cells~72% H
2O
~25% carbon compoundscarbohydrateslipidsproteinsnucleic acids
~3% saltsNa, Cl, K
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Chemistry of LifeOrganic chemistry is the study of carbon compoundsC atoms are versatile building blocks
bonding properties4 stable covalent bonds
HH C
H
H
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Complex molecules assembled like TinkerToys
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HydrocarbonsCombinations of C & H
non-polar not soluble in H 2Ohydrophobic
stablevery little attractionbetween molecules
a gas at room temperature
methane(simplest HC)
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Hydrocarbons can grow
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IsomersMolecules with same molecular formulabut different structures (shapes)
different chemical properties
different biological functions
6 carbons
6 carbons
6 carbons
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Form affects functionStructural differences create importantfunctional significance
amino acid alanine
L-alanine used in proteinsbut not D-alanine
medicinesL-version activebut not D-version
sometimes withtragic results
stereoisomersstereoisomers
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Diversity of moleculesSubstitute other atoms or groupsaround the carbon
ethane vs. ethanolH replaced by an hydroxyl group (OH)nonpolar vs. polar
gas vs. liquid
biological effects!
ethane (C 2H6) ethanol (C 2H5OH)
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Functional groupsParts of organic molecules that areinvolved in chemical reactions
give organic molecules distinctive
propertieshydroxyl aminocarbonyl sulfhydrylcarboxyl phosphate
Affect reactivitymakes hydrocarbons hydrophilicincrease solubility in water
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Viva la difference!Basic structure of male & femalehormones is identical
identical carbon skeleton
attachment of different functional groupsinteract with different targets in the body
different effects
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HydroxylOH
organic compounds with OH = alcoholsnames typically end in -ol
ethanol
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CarbonylC=O
O double bonded to Cif C=O at end molecule = aldehyde
if C=O in middle of molecule = ketone
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CarboxylCOOH
C double bonded to O & single bondedto OH group
compounds with COOH = acidsfatty acidsamino acids
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Amino-NH 2
N attached to 2 Hcompounds with NH 2 = amines
amino acidsNH2 acts as base
ammonia picks up H + from solution
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SulfhydrylSH
S bonded to Hcompounds with SH = thiols
SH groups stabilize the structure of proteins
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PhosphatePO 4
P bound to 4 Oconnects to C through an O
lots of O = lots of negative chargehighly reactive
transfers energy between organic molecules
ATP, GTP, etc.
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Macromolecules
Building Blocksof Life
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MacromoleculesSmaller organic molecules join together to form larger molecules
macromolecules
4 major classes of macromolecules:
carbohydrates
lipidsproteinsnucleic acids
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H2O
HO
HO H
H HHO
PolymersLong molecules built by linking repeatingbuilding blocks in a chain
monomers
building blocksrepeated small units
covalent bonds
Dehydration synthesisDehydration synthesis
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H2O
HO
HO H
H HHO
How to build a polymer Synthesis
joins monomers by taking H 2O outone monomer donates OH
other monomer donates H +together these form H 2O
requires energy & enzymes
enzymeDehydration synthesisDehydration synthesis
Condensation reactionCondensation reaction
You gottabe open tobonding!
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H2O
HO H
HO H HO H
How to break down a polymer
Digestionuse H2O to breakdown polymers
reverse of dehydration synthesis
cleave off one monomer at a time
H2O is split into H + and OH
H+ & OH attach to ends
requires enzymesreleases energy
Br eaking upis ha r d to do!
HydrolysisHydrolysis
DigestionDigestion
enzyme