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262 7 • Microbial Biochemistry<br />

Macromolecules<br />

Figure 7.6<br />

Carbon chains form the skeletons of most organic molecules. Functional groups combine with the chain to<br />

form biomolecules. Because these biomolecules are typically large, we call them macromolecules. Many<br />

biologically relevant macromolecules are formed by linking together a great number of identical, or very<br />

similar, smaller organic molecules. The smaller molecules act as building blocks and are called monomers,<br />

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