BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which biomolecule is mainly hydrocarbons and therefore very hydrophobic?
A
carbohydrate
B
nucleic acid
C
protein
D
lipid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Triacylglycerol or triglycerides are composed of three long hydrocarbons attached to the three carbon alcohol, glycerol. The fats are used for energy in our cells., or fat. The three long chains are composed only of carbon and hydrogen and this gives the molecule its hydrophobic properties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lipids are hydrophobic (“water-fearing”), or insoluble in water, because they are nonpolar molecules. This is because they are hydrocarbons that include only nonpolar carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds. Lipids perform many different functions in a cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most hydrophobic biological molecule are lipids. Lipids are energy storage molecules made of long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Are hydrocarbons hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Hydrocarbons are hydrophobic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen, such as benzene and methane.

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