Biochemicals

This collection contains 25 structure models showing the four major types of biochemicals: carbohydrates, fatty acids, nucleic acids (or nucleotides), and proteins (or amino acids). Worksheets and eight unlabeled structures give students a chance to practice identifying these four groups of macromolecules. Two worksheets can accompany this investigation:

     - DNA structure and identifying nucleotides

     - Investigating biochemicals.

Another interactive way to practice identifying biochemicals is for students to play a game like Go Fish, or Solitaire with Biochemi™ cards. Learn more.

Threes of fatty acids, nucleotides,

carbohydrates, and peptides.

Displaying 1 - 27 of 27

Type		Structure Description	PDB ID	Download Structure
An MW Collection	Image	Examples of sugars, fatty acids, nucleotides, amino acids, and larger macromolecules like protein, DNA, and tRNA. To view the collection, you will need to download and install the iPad version of Molecule World. Once Molecule World is installed on your iPad, return to this page and download the entire collection at once by selecting the mwc file. View Details		Document biochemicals6.mwc (213.32 KB)
	Image	Glucose, a sugar made by photosynthesis. View Details
	Image	Sucrose is a sugar. It's a disaccharide because it contains two subunits. View Details
	Image	Amylose–a polymer of D-glucose and a component of starch View Details
	Image	Butyric acid is a short chain fatty acid. View Details
	Image	Oleic acid is a fatty acid. View Details
	Image	Palmitic acid is a long-chain fatty acid. View Details
	Image	ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is used for storing energy. View Details
	Image	dATP or deoxy Adenosine Triphosphate is a nucleotide. The deoxy form of the ribose is the form that's found in DNA. View Details
	Image	TTP or Thymidine Triphosphate is a nucleotide. The thymine base is used in DNA in place of uracil. View Details
	Image	dCTP or deoxy Cytidine Triphosphate is a nucleotide. The deoxy form of the ribose is the form that's found in DNA. View Details
	Image	dGTP or deoxy Guanosine Triphosphate is a nucleotide. The deoxy form of the ribose is the form that's found in DNA. View Details
	Image	UTP or Uracil Triphosphate is a nucleotide. Uracil is found in RNA instead of Thymine. View Details
	Image	L-methionine, an amino acid View Details
	Image	L-glutamic acid, an amino acid View Details
PDB	Image	A scorpion neurotoxin. Hydrogens are present because this structure was solved by NMR View Details	1CHL	Document 1CHL.pdb.gz (64.18 KB)
MMDB	Image	This structure is a tRNA that specifies phenylalanine. View Details	1EHZ
MMDB	Image	A short chain of double-stranded DNA showing hydrogens. Hydrogens are present because this structure was solved by NMR. View Details	1NAJ
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