Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

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P

P

P

P i

P

P

Adenosine

Adenosine

ADP

ATP

Inorganic phosphate

Reacts with H2O

Energy

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b

c

d

e

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L-dopa

D-dopa

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You should now be able to:

Explain how carbon’s electron configuration explains its ability to form large, complex, diverse organic molecules

Describe how carbon skeletons may vary and explain how this variation contributes to the diversity and complexity of organic molecules

Distinguish among the three types of isomers: structural, geometric, and enantiomer

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Name the major functional groups found in organic molecules; describe the basic structure of each functional group and outline the chemical properties of the organic molecules in which they occur

Explain how ATP functions as the primary energy transfer molecule in living cells