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A lipid is: 1) a hydrophobic hydrocarbon (meaning: a usually very large molecule that doesn't like water (hydrophobic) and is made up of carbon (C) and hydrogen (H))If you try to mix oil and water the two don't mix. 2) Lipids are not made from small subunits to make a long molecule (called a polymer)- lipids are not polymers.
The class of lipids most important to Biology are: 1) Fats, 2) phospholipids (cell membranes are composed of this lipid), 3) steroids (testosterone for example), and to a lesser degree wax. There are many other types of lipids.
Carbohydrates are: hydrophilic (water liking) molecules that consist of different combinations of CH2O (carbon, hydrogen and oxygen) in that arrangement. 2) these molecules form polymers from simple subunits.
Classes of Carbohydrate: Sugar (sucrose is table sugar, glucose used in respiration), starch (made by plants), glycogen (storage sugar made by humans in the liver and muscle), cellulose (structural component in plant stems)... there are more but these are the important ones.
The difference between Carbohydrates (sugars) and Lipids:
1) sugars disolve in water lipids don't
2) sugars are made-up of subunits that form large polymers and lipids are not and don't form polymers.
3)Lipids store more energy than sugars.
4) sugars form stuctural components (cellulose in plants) and lipids form bountaries like the cell membrane due to hydrophobic hydrocarbons.
Carbohydrates (from 'hydrates of carbon') or saccharides are the most abundant of the four major classes of biomolecules. They fill numerous roles in living things, such as the storage and transport of energy (eg: starch, glycogen) and structural components (eg: cellulose in plants, chitin and cartilage in animals). Additionally, carbohydrates and their derivatives play major roles in the working process of the immune system, fertilization, pathogenesis, blood clotting, and development.
Lipids are broadly defined as any fat-soluble (lipophilic), naturally-occurring molecule, such as fats, oils, waxes, cholesterol, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others. The main biological functions of lipids include energy storage, acting as structural components of cell membranes, and participating as important signaling molecules.
Carbohydrates are found in fruits like apples for example as to where lipids would be found in oils for example.
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What elements is found in protein but not in carbohydrates and lipids?
Nitrogen is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates and lipids
Differentiate amino acids from carbohydrates and lipids?
well the main differentiation is this that amino acids are protein,carbohydrates are sugars while lipids are fats that's the main differentiation between these three
What are the similarities between protein and lipid?
Typically, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins all contain carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
Are lipids a component of protein?
lipids are fat. organic compounds consist of carbohydrates, LIPIDS, PROTEINS, and nucleic acid.
What has glucose but no carbohydrates protein or lipids?
because it is type of carbohydrate
What do protein carbohydrates and lipids have in common?
Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids are organic compounds and contain carbon atoms. Oxygen, Carbon and hydrogen are their basic elements.
What do lipids protein and carbohydrates have in common?
Proteins, Carbohydrates and lipids are organic compounds and contain carbon atoms. Oxygen, Carbon and hydrogen are their basic elements.
Which 3 elements are found in lipids protein and carbohydrates?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the three elements found in lipids, protein, and carbohydrates.
What are the three biological compounds that the body uses?
carbohydrates, lipids, and protein
What tags protein with carbohydrates and lipids in a cell?
Proteins can be tagged with carbohydrates through a process called glycosylation, where carbohydrates are added to specific amino acids in the protein. Lipids can interact with proteins through lipid modifications such as lipidation, where lipids are attached to the protein, or through lipid-protein interactions where lipids bind to specific protein domains. These tags play crucial roles in regulating the function, localization, and stability of proteins in the cell.
4 classes of organic compounds?
Carbohydrates, lipids, protein, and cucleic acids
What elements is found in protein?
Carbohydrates and lipids.
