Chemical bonds within the cell

Source: Color Atlas of Genetics

Eberhard Passarge, 3rd edition
2007-Thieme
Major types of noncovalent bonds
4 elements in living cells
 Chemical bonds within the cell
1. Functional groups

Hydrogen (H)
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
 Compounds into the cell
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Nucleotides
• Nucleic acids
• Amino acids
• Proteins
Carbohydrates:
monosaccharids
Carbohydrates
Dissacharids
Carbohydrates
Sugar derivates
Carbohydrates
Polysaccharids
 Lipids
Fatty acids
 Lipids
Different kinds of lipids
 Lipids
steroids, hormones
Nucleotides and nucleic acids
Phosphate groups
Nucleotide bases
Nucleosides and nucleotides
Nucleic acid
Amino acids
Amino acids
Proteins
Peptide bonds
All enzymes are proteins
Proteins
Secondary en tertiaire structural units
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