TR3.5

Macromolecules

Houjun Liu 2021-09-27 Mon 12:00

1 Macromolecules

1.1 Scales

Macromolecules: Measured on the scale of picometres. Extremely small + at atomic scales.

Macromolecule Structure: Measured on the scale of nanometres.

Organelles + Viruses: Measured on the scales of hundreds of nanometers

Cells + Bacteria: Measured on the scales of micrometers

1.2 "Small Molecules" vs. "Macromelecules"

  • Small molecules — < 30-40 atoms
  • Macromolecules — > 30-40 atoms, joined by polymerization or just, are, big