Chapter 3: Macromolecules and the Origin of Life
Lecture Notes
Question Sets
LN004--Ch03--Carbon
QS004--Ch03--Carbon Chemistry
LN005--Ch03--Proteins
QS005--Ch03--Macromolecules-Proteins
LN006--Ch03--Carbohydrates
QS006--Ch03--Macromolecules--Carbohydrates
LN007--Ch03--Lipids
QS007--Ch03--Macromolecules--Lipids
LN008--Ch03--Nucleic Acids
QS008--Ch03--Macromolecules--Nucleic Acids
On-Line Resources and Helpful Tutorials
LINK TO TEXTBOOK--CHAPTER 3
Carbon skeletons
- Campbell
Polymers
- Campbell
Review of chirality
- nobelprize.org
VIDEOCLIP
explaining stereo isomers
Reivew of amino acid structure
- www.johnkyrk.com
Understanding the Nature of Amino Acids
- Goldberg handout
Primary structure of a protein
- Campbell
Secondary structure of a protein
- Campbell
Tertiary structure of a protein
- Campbell
Quartenary structure of a protein
- Campbell
Overall structure of a protein
- Campbell
VIDEOCLIP
showing hemoglobin structure
VIDEOCLIP
explaining lysozyme structure
Disaccharides
- Campbell
Polysaccarides
- Campbell
VIDEOCLIP
showing starch
VIDEOCLIP
showing cellulose
Fats
- Campbell
VIDEOCLIP
showing differences between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
VIDEOCLIP
showing nice views of the double helix
Macromolecule Review
- Life: TSOB