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 |