notes - Biomolecules

Created: 16 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC

Last Modified: 16 Jun 2022 17:31 UTC

The foundation of Biochemistry

There are 4 main classes of biomolecules
Protein
Carbohydrate
Nucleic Acid
Lipid

Amino Acids, Carbohydrates, Nucleotides, and Lipids are Monomers

Proteins, Polysaccharides, and Nucleic Acids are Biopolymers

Lipids do not form Polymers

Most of these are formed primarily from PHONCS

Biopolymers are Polymers formed from Amino Acids, Nucleotides, or Carbohydrates.

Monomers are joined using specific types of Covalent Bonds; however, Electrostatic Forces are more common than them.

Covalent Bond > Ionic Bond (electrostatic) > Hydrogen Bond (electrostatic) > Van der Waals (electrostatic) > Hydrophobic Effect

Hydrophobic Effect is NOT a bond. HYDROPHOBIC BONDS DO NOT EXIST