1. CLASSES OF MOLECULES
1.1. CARBOHYDRATES
1.1.1. MONOSACCHARIDES
1.1.1.1. GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE, GALACTOSE
1.1.2. DISACCHARIDES
1.1.2.1. MALTOSE, SUCROSE, LACTOSE
1.1.3. POLYSACCHARIDES
1.1.3.1. STARCH
1.1.3.1.1. USED BY PLANTS FOR ENERGY STORAGE
1.1.3.1.2. HELICAL, BRANCHED OR UNBRANCHED
1.1.3.2. GLYCOGEN
1.1.3.2.1. USED BY ANIMALS FOR ENERGY STORAGE
1.1.3.2.2. HIGHLY BRANCHED, STORED AS GRANULES IN LIVER AND MUSCLE CELL
1.1.3.3. CELLULOSE
1.1.3.3.1. FORMS PLANT CELL WALL
1.1.3.3.2. ARRANGE LINEARLY, JOINED BY HYDROGEN BONDS TO FORM MICROFIBRILS
1.1.3.4. CHITIN
1.1.3.4.1. USED BY INSECT AND CRUSTACEANS TO BUILD EXOSKELETON
1.2. LIPIDS
1.2.1. MADE FROM 1 GLYCEROL AND 3 FATTY ACIDS
1.2.2. SATURATED
1.2.2.1. SINGLE BOND
1.2.2.2. SOLID IN ROOM TEMPERATURE
1.2.3. UNSATURATED
1.2.3.1. DOUBLE BOND
1.2.3.2. LIQUID IN ROOM TEMPERATURE
1.2.3.3. HAVE KINKS IN HYDROCARBON TAIL
1.2.4. PHOSPHOLIPIDS
1.2.4.1. HYDROPHILIC HEAD, HYDROPHOBIC TAIL, PHOSPHATE GROUP
1.2.4.2. FLUID MOSAIC MODEL
1.2.5. STEROIDS
1.2.6. CHOLESTROLS
1.3. NUCLEIC ACIDS
1.3.1. 5 CARBON SUGARS, PHOSPHATE GROUP, NITROGENOUS BASE
1.3.2. DNA
1.3.2.1. DEOXYRIBOSE SUGAR, DOUBLE STRAND, THYMINE
1.3.3. RNA
1.3.3.1. RIBOSE SUGAR, SINGLE STRAND, URACIL
1.4. PROTEIN
1.4.1. PRIMARY STRUCTURE
1.4.1.1. LINEAR CHAIN
1.4.1.2. PEPTIDE BOND
1.4.2. SECONDARY STRUCTURE
1.4.2.1. ALPHA HELIX / BETA PLEATED SHEET
1.4.2.2. HYDROGEN BONDS
1.4.3. TERTIARY STRUCTURE
1.4.3.1. COILS AND FOLDS
1.4.3.2. DISULFIDE BRIDGES, IONIC BOND, HYDROGEN BOND, CLUSTERING OF HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS
1.4.4. QUATERNARY STRUCTURE
1.4.4.1. GLOBULAR
1.4.4.2. DISULFIDE BRIDGES, IONIC BOND, HYDROGEN BOND, CLUSTERING OF HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS
1.4.5. FUNCTION
1.4.5.1. TRANSPORT, STRUCTURAL, CONTRACTILE, DEFENSIVE, SIGNAL, RECEPTOR, STORAGE ENZYME
2. FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
2.1. POLAR
2.1.1. HYDROXYL GROUP
2.1.2. CABONYL GROUP
2.1.3. CARBOXYL GROUP
2.1.4. AMINO GROUP
2.1.5. PHOSPHATE GROUP
2.2. NON POLAR
2.2.1. METHYL GROUP