1 Biochemistry Flashcards
polyhydroxy compounds( poly-alcohols) that contain a carbonyl (c=o)
a. carbohydrate
b. amino acid
c. protein
d. nucleic acid
a. carbohydrate
elemental composition
Cx(H2O)y
a. carbohydrate
b. amino acid
c. protein
d. nucleic acid
a. carbohydrate
about 80 % of human caloric intake
a. carbohydrate
b. amino acid
c. protein
d. nucleic acid
a. carbohydrate
> 90% dry matter of plants
a. carbohydrate
b. amino acid
c. protein
d. nucleic acid
a. carbohydrate
functional properties
- sweetness
- chemical reactivity
- polymer functionality
a. carbohydrate
b. amino acid
c. protein
d. nucleic acid
a. carbohydrate
what are the two projections in carbohydrate
-Haworth projection
- fischer projection
what are the classification of carbohydrate
a. monosaccharide
b. Oligosaccharide
c. polysaccharide
what are the members under oligosaccharide
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
what are the members under polysaccharide
a.homopolysaccharide
b. heteropolysaccharide
what oligosaccharide does maltose belong?
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
a
what oligosaccharide does lactose belong?
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
a
what oligosaccharide does sucrose belong?
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
a
what oligosaccharide does raffinose belong?
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
b
what oligosaccharide does stachyose belong?
a. disaccharide
b. trisaccharide
c. tetrasaccharide
c
what polysaccharide does this belong :starch
a. homopolysaccharide
b. heteropolysaccharide
a