[1.2] monosaccharides Flashcards

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what is the general formula for a carbohydrate?

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CₙH₂ₙOₙ

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what do you call a sugar with 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbons?

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c = 3 = triose
c = 4 = tetrose
c = 5 = pentose
c = 6 = hexose (eg. glucose)

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what does it mean that alpha and beta glucose are optical isomers of each other?

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  • they have the same chemical formula, but are mirror images of each other
  • the only difference between them is that the position of the H and the OH are switched
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diagram of structure of alpha glucose

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google it xoxo

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diagram of structure of beta glucose

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what is a monosaccharide?

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  • the simplest form of carbohydrate
  • there is one sugar present
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how are disaccharides formed?

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  • two monosaccharides bond in a condensation reaction
  • water is released
  • glycosidic bond forms
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where does a 1, 4 glycosidic bond form?

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between carbon 1 on the first glucose and carbon 4 on the second

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how are disaccharides broken down?

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  • hydrolysis reaction
  • needs a molecule of water
  • glycosidic bond is broken between 2 monosaccharides
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examples of disaccharides + their enzymes

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  • glucose + glucose -> maltose (maltase)
  • glucose + fructose -> sucrose (sucrase)
  • glucose + galactose -> lactose (lactase)
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uses of monosaccharides in living organisms: energy

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large number of C-H in monosaccharides can be used to produce ATP during respiration (energy carrier molecules in cells)

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uses of monosaccharides in living organisms: building blocks

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polymerised to form polysaccharides eg:

  • starch - energy storage in plants
  • glycogen - energy storage in animals
  • cellulose - main component of plant cell walls
  • pentoses - used to form polymers eg. DNA/RNA and ATP
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why do large molecules often contain carbon?

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because carbon atoms readily link to one another to form a chain

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what happens during a condensation reaction?

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  • a hydrogen atom from one monomer and a hydroxyl group from another can combine to form water
  • this leaves a new covalent bond between monomers
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