Topic 4

Biological molecules
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
• List the chemical elements that are make up of protein
• State examples of large molecules made from simpler
molecules
• Describe the tests used to determine the presence of
protein
Subtopic:
4.2 Protein
Learning objective:
• List the chemical elements that are make up of protein
 Proteins
• made up of carbon (C), oxygen (O), hydrogen (H) and sulphur (S).
• types of proteins:
– essential amino acids
– non essential amino acids
• examples of proteins: leucine and serine
Type of protein
Function of protein
Learning objective:
• state examples of large molecules made from simpler
molecules
Learning objective:
• Describe the tests used to determine the presence of
protein
 Test for presence of molecules
Proteins : Biuret solution

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 Classwork...
Worksheet
Protein

*Time allocate to complete the worksheet is 5 minutes.

*No reference of book.
*Submit to teacher at the end of the lesson.
 Conclusion
• Protein is a molecule that made of carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen and sulphur.
• It's function mainly for growth and development.
• Next lesson: Fat.