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Biological Molecules

Enzymes

July 6, 2020 thescienceandmathszone Leave a comment

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions within organisms. They do this by lowering the…

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Posted in: Biological Molecules, Biology Filed under: biology, catalyst, enzyme

Proteins

July 2, 2020 thescienceandmathszone Leave a comment

Proteins are large, complex molecules that have many functions within organisms, from catalysing reactions to being key components in cellular…

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Posted in: Biological Molecules, Biology Filed under: Amino acids, biology, bonds, condensation, hydrolysis, peptide, proteins, reaction

Carbohydrates

June 19, 2020 thescienceandmathszone Leave a comment

Carbohydrates are organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. They are the main energy source of organisms making…

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Posted in: Biological Molecules, Biology Filed under: biology, bonds, carbohydrates, condensation, disaccharide, glucose, hydrolysis, monosaccharide, polysaccharides, reaction

Lipids

June 3, 2020 thescienceandmathszone Leave a comment

Lipid – an organic compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. They are hydrophobic and insoluble in water, however…

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Posted in: Biological Molecules, Biology Filed under: phospholipids, unsaturated
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