Organic Chemistry

Your prompt is:
Organic chemistry was spawned because Carbon is contained in so many molecules in living organisms. We discussed 4 types of macromolecules today. Explain how the properties of carbon lead to the creation of the 4 distinct types of macromolecules we discussed today, discussing the traits of these macromolecules and the roles each might play in an organism. Be sure to include in your discussion the properties of carbon, monomers, polymers, isomers, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. Further, describe, in detail, how a polypeptide becomes a protein. Include in your discussion the hierarchy of protein structure, alpha helixes and beta sheets, Hydrogen Bonds, Ionic or Polar Interactions, Hydrophobic Interactions, van der Waals forces, and Disulfide Bridges.
(Also try to use your own words to)
At least one in text citations is provided per paragraph in APA format (Author Last Name, Year) immediately after the first reference is made.
1. Describe the properties of carbon, including functional groups, isomers, and bonding arrangements (Provide some examples in the paragraph)
2. Describe the structure and function of carbohydrates, including monomer, and the impact of branching structure on function (Provide some examples in the paragraph)
3. Describe the structure and function of lipids, including a discussion of the monomers and structure of saturated and unsaturated fats, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes (Provide some examples in the paragraph)
4. Describe the structure and function of nucleic acids including their monomers as well differences between DNA and RNA (Provide examples for each topic in this paragraph)
5. Describe the chemical structure of amino acids (Provide examples for each topic in this paragraph)
6. Describe the hierarchy of structure of proteins, including the primary, secondary, tertiary, and Quaternary structure (Provide examples for each topic in this paragraph)