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FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
unit 1b biochem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ketone | Oxygen double bonded to Carbon O=C |
| aldehyde | Oxygen double bonded to Carbon bonded to Hydrogen O=C-H |
| carboxylic acid | Oxygen double bonded to Carbon to Hydroxyl O=C-OH |
| hydroxyl | Oxygen bonded to Carbon O-H |
| phosphate | Phosphorus double bonded to O, bonded to O, bonded to 2 Hydroxyls O | O-P-OH \ OH |
| amine | Nitrogen single bonded to 2 Hydrogens N-H \ H |
| organic acid | Oxygen bonded to Carbon bonded to O bonded to H O=C-O-H |