Basic Structural Elements

The biomolecules we shall be examining are constructed from a set of basic structural elements: small molecules that are combined in multiple instances to form large molecules.

Here are some pages presenting these fundamental structures, in organic chemists' notation.

Amino Acids Carbohydrates
(Sugars)
Purines and Pyrimidines
Nucleotides and Nucleosides Phosphates Cofactors and Coenzymes


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