There are four major classes of biologically important organic compounds: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic acids. Each of these four major classes has specific and important functions within the living cell.

Laboratory 2 Topics: Carbohydrates Exercise 1 - Benedict's Test for Reducing Sugars Exercise 2 - Glucose Polymerization Exercise 3 - Test for starch Lipids Exercise 4 - Solubility of Fats Proteins Enzymes Exercise 5 - Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity Nucleic acids

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