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cell exam 1 2

carbs/lipids

TermDefinition
carbs carbon-water, made of sugars
hexoses simple sugars with 6 carbons
glucose most important, make up larger carbs
fructose fruit sugar
galactose milk sugar
pentose makes ribose
dehydration synthesis stick stuff together by removing water
hydrolysis break stuff apart by adding water
complex carbs lots of simple sugars stuck with dehy-synth
anabolic reaction building
catabolic reaction breaking
starch plant energy storage
glycogen animal energy storage
cellulose structure for plants
fiber indigestible, good for shit
chitin exoskeleton
simple lipids carbon-water with less O, hydrophobic, high-energy
triglycerides 3 fatty acid tails
fat animal energy storage
oil plant energy storage
saturated fats full of hydrogens, clog arteries
unsaturated fats easier to break down
polyunsaturated fats help break down sat-fats
trans fat awful, can't be broken down
wax structure, waterproof
complex lipids carbon-water-something else
phospholipids 2 fatty acid tails + phosphate groups
phospholipid bilayer outside loves water inside hates it, make up cell membranes
steroids not real lipids just hydrophobic. make up hormones
hormone chemical messenger
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