Week 12-Biochem幻灯片.pptVIP

BIOCHEMISTRY (I) - Macromolecular Compounds 大分子化合物 Macromolecules in Cells Four classes of macromolecules: Polysaccharides (carbohydrate) 多糖 Triglycerides (lipid) 甘油三酯 Polypeptides (protein) 多肽 Nucleic acids (DNA RNA) 核酸 These classes perform a variety of functions in cells. Carbohydrates 碳水化合物 Have the general formula [CH2O]n where n is a number between 3 and 6. Functions: in short-term energy storage (such as sugar); as intermediate-term energy storage (starch for plants and glycogen for animals); as structural components in cells (cellulose 纤维素 in the cell walls of plants and man