Examples of Organic Compound

An organic compound has molecules that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms. These compounds can be gaseous, liquid, or solid.

Monosaccharides

Monosaccharides are a group of carbohydrates and they are simple sugars. Here are some examples:

• Allose
• Altrose
• Arabinose
• Erythrose
• Fructose
• Galactose
• Glucose
• Gulose
• Idose
• Lyxose
• Mannoheptulose
• Mannose
• Ribose
• Ribulose
• Sedoheptulose
• Sorbose
• Tagatose
• Talose
• Threose
• Xylose
• Xylulose

Disaccharides

Disaccharides are a group of carbohydrates and they consist of two simple sugars. Here are some examples:

• Sucrose
• Maltose
• Trehalose
• Lactose
• Melibiose

Polysaccharides

Polysaccharides are a group of carbohydrates and they are polymers of simple sugars. Here are some examples:

• Amylose
• Amylopectin
• Glycogen
• Dextran
• Inulin
• Cellulose
• Carboxymethyl Cellulose
• Hemicellulose
• Arabinoxylan
• Chitin
• Beta-Glucan
• Glycosaminoglycans
• Agar agar
• Carrageenan
• Galactomannan
• Pectin
• Xanthan Gum
• Glucomannan

Lipids

A lipid is a fatty or waxy organic compound. Some examples are:

• N-Acylethanolamine
• Adipocere
• 2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether
• Arachidonyl-2′-chloroethylamide
• Arachidonylcyclopropylamide
• Archaeol
• Biolipid
• Caldarchaeol
• CDw17 antigen
• Ceramide
• Ceramide phosphoethanolamine synthase
• Chlorosulfolipid
• Diglyceride
• N,N-Dimethylsphingosine
• Ether lipid
• Ethylhexyl palmitate
• Fatty alcohol
• Glyceride
• Glycerolysis
• Hardened fat
• Interesterified fat
• Intralipid
• Isopropyl palmitate
• Lactosylceramide
• Lipid A
• Monoglyceride
• Monolaurin
• Monounsaturated fat
• Oleamide
• Oleochemical
• 2-Oleoylglycerol
• Oxylipin
• Palmitoylcarnitine
• Palmitoylethanolamide
• PCSO-524
• Polyunsaturated fat
• Saccharolipid
• Salatrim
• Saponifiable lipid
• Saturated fat
• Simple lipid
• Spherosome
• Sphingolipid
• Sphingosine kinase
• Sphingosine-1-phosphate
• Sulfolipid
• Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol
• Trans fat
• Unsaturated fat

Proteins

Proteins are molecules with polymers of amino acids held together with peptide bonds. Proteins contain nitrogen, unlike other fats and carbohydrates. Some examples are:

• Actin
• Arp2/3
• Coronin
• Dystrophin
• FtsZ
• Keratin
• Llana Ganda
• Collagen
• Elastin
• F-spondin
• Pikachurin
• Fibronectin
• Serum Amyloid P Component
• Serum albumin
• C1-inhibitor
• C3-convertase
• Factor VIII
• Factor XIII
• Protein C
• Protein S
• Protein Z
• Protein Z-related protease inhibitor
• Thrombin
• Von Willebrand Factor
• C-reactive protein
• Cadherin
• Ependymin
• Integrin
• NCAM
• Selectin
• CFTR
• Glycophorin D
• Scramblase
• Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
• GABAa receptors
• Potassium channels
• Calcium channels
• Sodium channels
• Glucose transporter
• Epidermal growth factor
• Fibroblast growth factor
• Vascular endothelial growth factor
• Insulin
• Insulin-like growth factor
• Oxytocin
• Androgens
• Estrogens
• Progesterones
• Rhodopsin
• Estrogen receptor
• Histones
• Protamines
• CI protein
• C-myc
• FOXP2
• FOXP3
• MyoD
• P53
• Immunoglobins
• Major histocompatibility antigens
• T cell receptor
• Ferritin

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are necessary for all forms of life. They are made up of three things: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Two nucleic acids are DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid and RNA – ribonucleic acid.

Here are some examples of modified nucleotides which make up nucleic acids:

• Inosine
• Wybutoxosine
• Pseudouridine
• 2′-O-methylguanosine
• Queuosine
• 2′-O-methylcytidine
• Dihydrouridine
• N6-isopentenyladenosine
• 1-methyladenosine
• 1-methylpseudouridine
• 2′-O-methylpseudouridine
• Beta, D-galactosylqueuosine
• 2-methyladenosine
• 3-methylcytidine
• 5-methylcytidine
• N6-methyladenosine
• 7-methylguanosine
• 2,2-dimethylguanosine
• 5-methoxyuridine
• 2-thiocytidine
• 2-thiouridine
• 4-thiouridine
• 5-methyluridine
• Beta, D-mannosylqueuosine
• 2′-O-methyluridine
• Wybutosine
• uridine-5-oxyacetic acid

Common Organic Compounds

• Acid anhydrides
• Acyl halides
• Alcohols
• Aldehydes
• Alkenes
• Amides
• Amines
• Aromatics
• Azo compounds
• Carboxylic acids
• Esters
• Ethers
• Haloalkanes
• Imines
• Ketones
• Nitriles
• Nitro compounds
• Organometallic compounds
• Phenols
• Polymers
• Thiols
• Urea
• Valium
• Vitamins
• Warfarin
• Xylene
• Xylose
• Zingiberene

Straight Chain Alkanes

• Methane
• Ethane
• Propane
• Butane
• Pentane
• Hexane
• Heptane
• Octane
• Nonane
• Decane
• n-Undecane
• n-Dodecane
• n-Tridecane
• n-Tetradecane
• n-Pentadecane
• n-Hexadecane
• n-Heptadecane
• n-Octadecane
• n-Nonadecane
• n-Icosane
• n-Henicosane(R)
• n-Docosane(R)
• n-Tricosane(R)
• n-Tetracosane
• n-Pentacosane(R)
• n-Hexacosane(R)
• n-Heptacosane(R)
• n-Octacosane(R)
• n-Nonacosane
• n-Triacontane(R)
• n-Hentriacontane
• n-Dotriacontane(R)
• n-Tritriacontane(R)
• n-Tetratriacontane(R)
• n-Pentatriacontane(R)
• n-Hexatriacontane(R)
• n-Heptatriacontane
• n-Octatriacontane
• n-Nonatriacontane
• n-Tetracontane(R)

Cycloalkanes

• Cyclopropane
• Cyclobutane
• Cyclopentane
• Cyclohexane
• Cycloheptane
• Cyclooctane

Now you have see that there are many different types organic compounds, all with one thing in common – they all contain carbon.