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The functions of
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Proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates are the types of biomoleculespresent in a cell. These
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Comparison between functions of lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids is as follows:
Nucleic acid | Protein | Carbohydrate | Lipids | |
Monomer | Amino acids | Monosaccharides | Glycerol and fatty acids | |
Bond between monomer units | Phosphodiester bond | Peptide bond | Glyosidic bond | Ester linkage |
Uses | It holds the genetic information to be passed on to next generation and also for synthesis of different functional molecules. | Proteins are involved in transport, maintaining structure, signaling, storage, defensive role, and acting as receptors and enzymes. | Carbohydrates are involved in maintaining and forming structure, and acting as energy storage molecule. | Lipids act as energy source, chemical messenger, and is also involved in protecting an organism from foreign particles. |
Functions of lipids are acting as an energy source, chemicalmessenger, and are also involved in protecting an organism from foreignparticles.The function of carbohydrates is maintaining and forming structure and actingas an energy storage molecule. Proteins are involved in transport, maintaining structure,signaling, storage, defensive role, and acting as receptors and enzymes, whereasnucleic acids are involved in holding the genetic information to be passed on tonext generation and also for the synthesis of different functional molecules.
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