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Chemical composition of a cell's components approx. % dry weight
  1. Carbohydrate, protein, fat, and nucleic acid
  2. Protein, fats, nucleic acid and carbohydrate
  3. Protein, fats, carbohydrates and nucleic acid.
  4. Carbohydrate, fats, proteins and nucleic acid

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Protein, fats, nucleic acid and carbohydrate
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Protein, fats, carbohydrates and nucleic acid.
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Carbohydrate, fats, proteins and nucleic acid
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Carbohydrate, protein, fat, and nucleic acid
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The composition of the different organic compounds in the animal body in terms of dry weight is as protein-71%, lipid-12%, nucleic acid-7%, carbohydrate-5% and inorganic and other materials-5%. These four classes of organic material are important and form the basis of organic constituents in the cell. All these macromolecules except lipids are formed by the process of polymerisation. Due to their large size and complex 3-dimensional shape, these organic biomolecules function as structural components, enzymes, energy sources,molecular messengers, nutrient stores and sources of genetic information. Carbohydrates are polyhyroxyaldehydes or polyhyroxyketones or substances that gives this on hydrolysis. They are classified as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Pentoses and hexoses are the most important sugars. Complex polysaccharides are important components of inter-cellular ground substances. Lipids are major and essential components of biological membranes. They are important dietery components and forms major forms of energy, because of their high calorific value. Protein is a polymer of different amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. Proteins can be fibrous or globular. Structural proteins serve as building materials for cells and tissues. Functional proteins regulate metabolism. Nucleotides, the monomer units of nucleic acids serve many important functions in cells. They store the genetic information in them. They are also primary carriers of chemical energy in cells, structural components of many enzyme cofactors and cellular second messengers. Thus, the four macromolecules play a significant role in performing various cellular functions.

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