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2007-09-03 12:56:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen. The carbons are linked by chemical bonds which involve sharing pairs of electrons. There are four categories of important organic compounds: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. The number, type and spatial arrangement of the atoms determines the functional properties of the compound.
2007-09-03 13:00:16 · answer #1 · answered by mmrn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbohydrate has (C,H,O) mostly in ratio of 1:2:1 ...
for examples: C3H6O3
Proteins has (NH3 - RCH - COOH) as a backbone... so if you see those, you know it is a protein
Lipids normally has a Long Fatty Chain ... like CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2-COOH ... normally, 3 of those chain binds to a glycerol (COHCOHCOH) -- to form a fat (aka Lipid)
Nucleic Acid = DNA ... have you ever watch those stupid CSI show that gives you a picture of DNA??
DNA comprise of : Phosphate + Base(A,T (U for RNA),C,G + sugar (deoxyribose) ...
2007-09-03 21:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by John N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All have a basic structure of carbon carbon chains, get a book of biochemistry to find out in detail.
2007-09-03 19:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by cheetah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upon request, you just had someone do your research for you. Smarty
2007-09-03 20:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by ARLENE H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋