The Term 'Macromolecule' By Hermann Staudinger
Nutrients are the molecules that living organisms require for survival and growth. The term "macromolecule" was first coined in the 1920s by Hermann Staudinger. He first proposed that sizably voluminous biological molecules are built by covalently linking smaller molecules together. These biological macromolecules are polymers, molecules which are constructed by linking together many small subunits, called monomers. All the monomers in a polymer incline to be identical, or at least very similar to each other, linked perpetually again to build up the larger macromolecule. Biological macromolecules are cellular components and perform a wide array of functions obligatory for the survival and growth of living organisms. All biological macromolecules