Carbohydrates Lipids Protein Nucleic Acid

Elements Carbon

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Carbon

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Sulfur

Selenium

Carbon

Hydrogen

Phosphorus

Oxygen

Monomers Monosaccharide Glycerol

Fatty Acids

Amino Acids Nucleotide

Examples Starch

Glycogen

Cellulose

Phospholipids

Waxes

Steroids

Cholesterol

Insulin

Hemoglobin

lactase

DNA

RNA

Functions Energy Source

Provide

Structural

building

materials

Long term

energy storage

Cell

communication

and regulation

Protect organs

Protection

against disease

Transportation

Support

Movement

Respond to

chemical

stimuli

Stores genetic

information

Protein

synthesis

Produce protein

Something

Unique

Have 3 to 7 back bone

carbon atoms

They don’t form true

polymers

They are hydrophobic

Forms a polypeptide

that has folded into a

particular shape and

has a particular

function

They form who you are,

and they contain

genetic information

They form a strand

Macromolecules chart - Lecture notes A

Principles Of Biology Ii (BIOL 2108)

Perimeter College at Georgia State University

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