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Proteins, Vitamins and Nucleic Acids
Chemistry · Chapter 22 · Organic Chemistry (Units 6-10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes to Biomolecules)
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- Amino acids: general structure, classification, zwitter ion and isoelectric point
- Peptide bond, polypeptides and proteins; fibrous and globular proteins; primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (definitions)
- Denaturation of proteins; enzymes and hormones (elementary idea)
- Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K: fat-soluble and water-soluble classification; functions and deficiency diseases
- Nucleic acids: purine and pyrimidine bases, double helix of DNA, RNA; differences between DNA and RNA