Principles of Biochemistry
Answer the following questions:
1. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with hydrocarbon chains ranging from 4 to 36
carbons long (C4 to C36). Give one example of the structure of saturated and
unsaturated fatty acids.
2. Differentiate between Oils and lipids
3. The carbon of the methyl group—that is, the carbon most distant from the
carboxyl group—is called the (omega) carbon , Differentiate between omega-3
(ω-3) fatty acids, and omega-6 (ω -6) fatty acids.
4. Differentiate among the followings on the basis of chemical structure:
Triacylglycerols, glycerophospholipids, and waxes
5. Write down the component of nucleotides.
6. Differentiate between the component of RNA and DNA
7. Give an example of pyrimidine nitrogenous base and purine nitrogenous base
8. Complete the following equations:
ATP + H2O =
Glucose + 6 O2 =