BIOCHEMISTRY - Textbook - Ostapchenko L. I. - 2012

Chapter 1. STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY OF BIOORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Review Questions

1. Name the main Functional groups of bioorganic compounds. Provide Examples of substances containing these respective groups.

2. What is an asymmetric carbon atom? How is the belonging of an optically active isomer to the L- or D-series determined?

3. What is the Mechanism of formation of Hydrogen Bonds and hydrophobic interactions?

4. What are the principles underlying the Classification of bioorganic compounds?

5. Characterize biologically active amino alcohols and aminophenols; write down their structural formulas.



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