Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Enzymes
- Carbohyrdates
- Units of sugar
- Simple
- One or two sugar units
- Complex
- Long chains of simple sugar units bonded together
- Lipids
- Molecules
- 3 molecules of fatty acids
- 1 molecule of glycerol
- Proteins
- Long chains of amino acids
- Folded to produce a shape
- Proteins act as:
- Structural components
- Hormones
- Antibodies
- Enzymes
- Enzymes
- Biological catalysts
- Denatured
- High temperature
- Uses
- Home
- Biological detergents
- Industry
- Proteases to 'pre-digest' protein in baby foods
- Isomerase used to convert glucose into fructose for slimming foods