Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Functions of Biomolecules in living
beings
- Carbohydrates
- Provide energy for working muscles
- Provide fuel for the central nervous system
- Enable fat metabolism and prevent protein for being used as energy
- Work as fuel for muscle contraction
and biologic work
- Proteins
- Form part of the structural part of the body
- Keratin
- Actin and myosin
- Nutrition
- Albumin
- Work in communication and
defense against pathogens
- Nucleic Acids
- Carry the genetic message of
the cells
- ATP
- Energy transporter
- Cyclic AMP
- Messenger for
hormonal regulation
- DNA and RNA
- Storage, transmission
and translation of genetic
information
- Lipids
- They store energy
- Participate in muscle contraction
- Insulators
- Make up part of
the cell membrane