CG01A Biomolecules and life
| Aim:
To give an overview of the various biomolecules that are important
to a living organism. |
The human organism is made up of a large number of biomolecules that can be divided into main groups according to their structure and properties :
- water, H2O (60%)
- minerals such as CaCO3, NaCl and KCl
- lipids including triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids
- sugars and polysaccharides including glucose and glycogen
- amino acids and proteins
- nucleic
acids.
These compounds are presented in the form of representative diagrams, and their formulæ.
In DIDAC-4, section Biopolymers, sugars and polysaccharides, amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids were dealt with in depth. In the following illustrations lipids are discussed.
