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301 Macromol Struct
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monomers - | Building block Used for any small molecules that can be chained together |
| Polymers - | chains of monomers |
| Cholesterol - | A lipid Found in cell membranes (not a phospholipid though) |
| Polypeptide - | chain of amino acids in other words, a protein |
| polysaccharide - | a chain of monosaccharides in other words, a carbohydrate |
| triglyceride - | a type of lipid has three fatty acid chains |
| diglyceride - | a type of lipid has two fatty acid chains |