NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
Question
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Carbohydrates
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Lipids
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Nucleic Acids
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Proteins
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are four major classes of biological macromolecules-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Each are made up of different elements. Nitrogen is found in two of these macromolecules-proteins and nucleic acids.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nitrogen is in all amino acids and nucleotides, and therefore in all proteins and nucleic acids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Just like carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but proteins are the only macronutrient that also contain nitrogen as part of their core structure.
Detailed explanation-4: -Proteins contains nitrogen. They are large biological molecules or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acids (organic compounds composed of amine (−NH2) and carboxylic acid(−COOH)).