Prions First Reported by Stanley Prusiner

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Figure 3.25
Nitrogenous base
(can be A, G, C, or U)

Connection to the next

nucleotide in the chain

Uracil (U)

Phosphate
group

Sugar (ribose)

Connection to the next

nucleotide in the chain
 Major types of RNA

mRNA (messenger RNA) carries

message for protein synthesis (PS)

rRNA (ribosomal RNA) component of

ribosome, also involved in PS

tRNA (transfer RNA) transfers amino

acids to the ribosome for PS

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 Next objective for today

Lipids

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 One who travels light travels fast.

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Figure 3.11

H HO
Fatty acid
H2O

Glycerol
(a) A dehydration reaction linking a fatty acid to glycerol

(b) A fat molecule with a glycerol head and three

energy-rich hydrocarbon fatty acid tails
 Phospholipids

Amphipathic in nature.

Important component
of cell membranes.

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 Liposomes in Drug Delivery

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Presence of cholesterol stabilizes
the animal cell membrane.
 Chapter 5: The Working Cell
(Self Study)

ATP and Cellular Work

Enzymes

Membrane Function

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