Biological+Molecules

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Hydrophilic - 'water-loving' - mixes with water - ionic and polar molecules, e.g. salt Hydrophobic - 'water-fearing' - does not mix with water - covalent, non-polar molecules, e.g. oil amphiphilic - parts of the molecule interact and mix with water while others do not, e.g. detergent, egg yolk

monomer - molecule which can be used as a building block for larger, more complex molecules polymer - a large, complex molecule composed of smaller subunits

Introduction to Biological Molecules

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Carbohydrates

Lipids The Scoop about Fats

Proteins

[|Protein diagrams]