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Postby kolean » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:58 pm

Did you know that macromolecules according to ACS (chemists) can consist of molecules put together without covalent bonds? If you were to look at a chylomicrons (a huge aggregate of lipids from the diet), you would postulate that they are macromolecules: repeating units of lipids that are held together, not covently bonded, with vander Waals forces.
All polymers are macromolecules, but not all macromolecules are polymers.
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Postby MrMistery » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:56 am

guys, is this really important? Who the hell cares what you call a macromolecule and what you don't call a macromolecule?
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