Chapter Profile

The content in this chapter should be relevant to about 3% of all questions about Organic
Chemistry on the MCAT.

This chapter covers material from the following AAMC content categories:

1A: Structure and function of proteins and their constituent amino acids

5D: Structure, function, and reactivity of biologically-relevant molecules

MCAT EXPERTISE

Note that, even though biological molecules — amino acids, proteins, and DNA — are called
out in this chapter, the low percentage rating for this chapter only applies to non-
biochemical reactions of these molecules. Mastery of these molecules in biological settings