A doctor studies cells from the spinal Fluid from a very sick baby. After analyzing the lipid content in the cells, the doctor finds a very high concentration of a fatty
toxic substance called GM2 ganglioside. This toxic substance is normally broken down in
healthy cells. She suspects that this baby has a genetic disorder affecting one
particular organelle involved in recycling and breaking down larger molecules
2 Which organelle or cellular structure might not be able to perform its job and have defective proteins as a result
of this genetic disorder? Explain your answer below.

hydroxyl -oh

alcohols, always polar, can form hydrogen bonds with h2o molecules

carboxyl -cooh  

cargoxylic acids, has acidic properties which is a source of hydrogen ions, found in cells in ionized for with a charge of oh-1

carbonyl > co

ketone if within skeleton, aldehyde if group is at the end of skeleton, k & a may be structural isomers, it determines 2 sugars (ketose & aldose)

amino -nh2

amines, acts as a base, it can pick up h+ ions from surrounding solution, ionized with charge of 1+

methyl ch2

addition to rna/dna affects and gene expression

phosphate -opo3 ²⁻

organic phosphates, contributes to negative charge to, molecule that it is a part of, and potential to react with h20

sulfhydryl -sh

thiols, cross-linking stabilize the protein, and it is structure