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Macromolecules Research Paper

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There are four types of macromolecules; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The three being discussed today are carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Carbohydrates are compounds made up of one carbon atom, two hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. are made of simple sugars, and are put into three categories. These categories are monosaccharides, which are made of one sugar molecule, disaccharides, made of two sugar molecules, and polysaccharides, made of more than two sugar molecules. Lipids are made of triglycerides, molecules made of one glycerol, and three fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds in their molecular structure, and unsaturated fatty acids include double bonds in their molecular structure. Proteins

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