ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Organic vs. Inorganic
Organic molecules contain Carbon, inorganic molecules do not.

• CH4 is the formula for methane, it is organic.
• NaCl is the formula for common table salt, it is inorganic.

Four Organic Compounds
There are 4 basic organic compounds used to build cells:

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins are used to make Enzymes
• Nucleic Acids

Each organic macromolecule is reviewed in the remainder of the lesson.