Chem 109 Organic Chemistry Functional Groups Chart - Table 1.1 Common Functional Groups In Biological Molecules
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1CHEM 109 Functional Group Table
McMurry & Begley’s “The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways”
Table 1.1 Common Functional Groups in Biological Molecules
Structure*
Name
Structure*
Name
:
N
Alkene
Imine
C
C
(double bond)
(Schiff base)
C
C
C
Arene
(aromatic ring)
: :
O
Carbonyl group
C
O
C
Alcohol
Aldehyde
C
OH
H
O
Ether
C
C
C
O
Ketone
C
C
C
Amine
O
:
N
C
Carboxylic acid
C
OH
Thiol
C
SH
O
C
C
Ester
C
O
C
C
Sulfide
S
O
C
C
Thioester
C
S
Disulfide
C
S
S
C
O
O
C
..
Monophosphate
Amide
N
C
P
C
O
O
2
O
2
O
O
O
O
Diphosphate
Acyl phosphate
C
P
C
P
P
O
C
O
2
2
O
O
O
O
2
O
2
O
2
* The bonds whose connections aren’t specified are assumed to be attached to carbon or
hydrogen atoms in the rest of the molecule.
Monophosphate = Phosphoester; Diphosphate = Phosphodiester
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