Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and DNA are formed through polymerization, where smaller units called monomers (sugars for carbohydrates, fatty acids and glycerol for lipids, amino acids for proteins, and nucleotides for DNA) bond together via dehydration synthesis, releasing water. They are broken down through hydrolysis, where water is added to break the bonds between monomers, facilitating their conversion into simpler units that can be utilized by the body for energy or other functions. Enzymes play a crucial role in both the formation and breakdown processes, catalyzing the reactions involved.
Carbohydrates: starch Lipids: Glycerol Proteins: polypeptides nucleic acid: nucleotides
Macromolecules are very large molecules. The term is used for the four biopolymers nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. It is also used to describe non-polymeric molecules - such as macrocycles.
Carbohydrates provide the most readily available energy as they are efficiently broken down into glucose, which is the body's primary source of energy. Unlike lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins, carbohydrates can be quickly metabolized to produce immediate energy.
The four main classes of macromolecules are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Carbohydrates are sugars and their polymers, lipids are fats, oils, and membranes, proteins are made up of amino acids and play crucial roles in cells, and nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information.
Nitrogen is primarily found in proteins, which are made up of amino acids that contain nitrogen. Carbohydrates and lipids typically do not contain nitrogen in their structure.
Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are types of carbon compound that are broken to produce simple molecules like carbon-dioxide and water.
They are all formed from the same elements.
they are all formed from the same elements
The four major macromolecules are proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.
What do proteins carbohydrates lipids ATP and nucleic acids all have in common
Nitrogen is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates and lipids
Nitrogen is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates and lipids
lipids
There are commonly know to be only 3 main nutrients which are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids (fats). Lipids are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. Proteins are broken down into amino acids, and carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars like glucose.
They have Nitrogen in them But some carbohydrates and lipids have N
Proteins are nitrogen based while carbohydrates and lipids are not.
Carbohydrates: starch Lipids: Glycerol Proteins: polypeptides nucleic acid: nucleotides