Functions of the Four Major Groups of Organic Molecules

 
Group
Examples
Functions
Carbohydrate Glucose 

Glycogen

  1. Short term energy source
  2. Transport form in animal Long term energy storage
Lipids Fats and oils
  1. Components of membranes
  2. Long term energy storage
  3. Insolation
Proteins Enzymes 
Sucrase and lactase 
Keratin 
Collagen
Organic catalysts 
Digestive enzymes 
Structural protein in hair 
Structural protein in skin
Nucleic acids DNA 

RNA 
ATP

  1. Information molecule
  2. Molecule of heredity
  3. Director of metabolism involved in protein synthesis immediate source of energy for cellular work
 

 

Enzyme is a protein which speeds up the rate of chemical reaction without being destroyed by the reaction.