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vitamins made up of protein or fatvitamins required in minute quantity for normal metabolism and body functionsvitamins are supposed to be vital
functions of proteinproteins from the colloidal complex of the protoplasm and its organellesmost abundant protein in organic world is rubisco or
conjugated proteinsbesides being made of polypeptides the conjugated proteins posses additional groups metals or ionsconsists of protein and
protein classification based on shapethere are three types of proteins on the basis of shape - fibrous globular intermediate1
collagen helixcollagen has a large amount of glycine 25 and proline and hydroxyproline 25they run parallel form a right handed super-helix that is
structure of proteinsproteins which are mixed polymers of amino acids can have up to four structural levels - primary secondary tertiary
proteinsprotein was discovered by mulderberzilius gave the catalytic concept amp gave the word protein which means first rankprotein holds the 1st
function of amino acidsproteins are polymers of amino acidsglycine form porphyrin nucleus in chlorophyll and heme haem proteins like haemoglobin and
non-protein amino acidsnon-protein amino acids are the ones which are not incorporated in proteins but occur freely or in combined state in
bile saltsthese are sodium or potassium taurocholate amp glycolatelethocholic acid cholic acid deoxycholic acid amp taurocholic acids are found in
cholesterolother name is parental steroidit is present all over the body but absent in cerebrospinal fluidcholesterol is found exclusively in animal
steroidsthey are a group of tetracyclic lipid derivatives which have a nucleus of cyclopentano-perhydrophenanthrene with phenanthrene part made of
chromolipidformed by lipid amp pigment eg carotene xanthophyllslycopene present in tomato amp red chillicarrot is rich in b-carotene converted into
lipoproteinsthey are complex biomolecules formed of -triglycerides phospholipids cholesterol and proteinslipoproteins are of four types
glycolipidsthey are lipids having sugar residuestwo common glycolipids are cerebrosides and gangliosides 1 cerebrosidesthey are made of amino alcohol
phospholipidsmost abundant lipid present in cell membrane also called membrane lipidit is made up of lipid amp phosphoric acidthe basic phospholipid
suberinit is a lipid formed by esterification of phellonic acid or its derivative with glycerolsuberin occurs in the walls of cork cells and
cutinit is a lipid formed by polymerization and cross-esterification of hydroxy fatty acidscutin occurs inside outer epidermal walls of plant
waxesthese are monoglyceride compoundsthey are chemically inert due to absence of double bonds and insoluble in wateron heating they become soft and
fatty acidsthey are monocarboxylic organic acids rcooh having a hydrocarbon chain of 4 - 30 carbon atomsthe polar carboxylic group is hydrophilic gk
fats are of two types a hard fatsthey are true fats which are solid at room temperature of 20ocit is due to presence of long chain saturated fatty
fats true fats triglycerides neutral fatsthey are esters of fatty acids and 3-carbon trihydric alcohol glycerol glycerinetrue fat is also called
simple lipidsthey are lipids formed of fatty acids and alcohol without any additional group eg fats or true fatswaxcutin suberinsimple lipids are
lipidsterm given by bloorlipids do not form polymers in nature except cutin polymere of fatty acidsmost lipids are formed of fatty acids amp
functions of polysaccharideschitin is a structural component of fungal cell wall and exoskeleton of insects crustaceans and some other