Cell Biology Problem
Molecular structure and chemical forces.
The United States is currently in the middle of a heroin addiction epidemic, which has resulted in an elevation in the number of deaths from heroin overdose (especially among young adults). Heroin is derived from natural metabolite produced by the opium poppy, the pain-killing compound morphine. Morphine (below) is an example of a product of secondary metabolism (aspects of metabolism specific to an organism).
1. Identify positions of carbon atoms. Note that hydrogens not explicitly shown.
2. Determine which bonds are polar or non-polar. Where are the locations of partial positive and negative charges?
3. Indicate the position of lone pairs of electrons on O and N atoms.
4. What is the hybridization state of the C, N, and O atoms? sp3 or sp2?
5. Which carbon atoms are asymmetric, capable of forming stereoisomers?
6. Which groups of atoms necessarily lie in the same plane?
7. Identify the common functional groups present in morphine.
References - Weebly. (n.d.). Morphine.
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