Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments

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134 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed



  1. What are the basic building blocks of proteins, and how do they determine the
    primary structure of proteins?

  2. Write the complete structural formulas corresponding to each of the line structures
    below


(A) (B)



  1. What is meant by denaturation of proteins? Is it bad?

  2. What are some major kinds of proteins?

  3. What is the approximate simple formula of carbohydrates?

  4. Fill in the blanks of the following pertaining to carbohydrates: Glucose is an example
    of a __, sucrose is a , and starch
    and cellulose are both
    .

  5. How are lipids defined and how does this definition differ from that of other
    biomolecules?

  6. What does DNA stand for? What are 6 specific ingredients of DNA?

  7. Although lipids are defined by a physical property that they all share, what is a
    common characteristic of lipid structure?

  8. From the structures given in Figure 5.9, what kind of functional group seems to be
    common in lipids?

  9. How does the compatibility of lipids with organic substances, such as organochlorine
    compounds, influence the environmental behavior of such compounds?

  10. What distinguishes RNA from DNA? How are they similar?

  11. What are the three constituents of all basic units of nucleic acids?

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