PROTEINS

• They do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs. Proteins are made up of hundreds or thousands of smaller units called amino acids, which are attached to one another in long chains.
• Polymer- polypeptide
• Monomer- amino acids

COMPOUND

FUNCTION

• Enzymes
• Storage
• Movement
• Muscle repair
• Energy
• Horomones
• Antibodies

EXAMPLES

CARBOHYDRATES

• An organic compound that occurs in living tissues or food and that can be broken down to energy
• Monomer- glucose
• Polymer- disaccharide

COMPOUND

FUNCTIONS

• Short term storage of energy
• Structural material

EXAMPLES

NUCLEIC ACID

• Nucleic acids are large complex organic compounds