2 Flashcards

1
Q

More than 10 sugar units

For storage (__ in plants, ___ in animals), and for structure (___,___)

A

Polysaccharides
Starch, glycogen
Chitin, cellulose

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2
Q

Made of one type of sugar only

Used in dusting powder, tablet filler, binder, disintegrant, antidote to I2 poisoning

A

Hokoglycans/ homopolysaccharides

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3
Q

Temporary storage form of photosynthetic products in plants

A

Starch (glucosan)

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4
Q

Scientific names of:
Corn grain
Potato tubers
Wheat grain

A

Zea mays
Solanum tuberosum
Triticum aestivum

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5
Q

Paste forming property of starch

A

Amylopectin

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6
Q

Prop of starch that is soluble in water

A

Amylose

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7
Q

Deep blue in iodine test

A

Amylose

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8
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Branching therefore a-1,4 & a-1,6 bonds

A

Amylopectin

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9
Q

Enzyme in pancreatic juice (1) & saliva (2)

A

Alpha-amylases (1) amylopsin (2) ptyalin

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10
Q

End product is a mix if glucose, maltose, amylopectin

A

A-amylase

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11
Q

Remove maltose unit from non-reducing end of polysaccharides

Branching points: maltose & dextrins (incomplete hydrolysis)

A

B-amylases

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12
Q

End product is nearly pure maltose

A

B-amylase

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13
Q

Starch processed to rupture all or part of granules in the presence of water; used as tablet excipient

A

Pregelatinized starch

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14
Q

used as Tablet disintegrant

A

Sodium starch glycolate

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15
Q

Semisynthetic material used as plasma expander (6%); 90% amylopectin

A

Hetastarch

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16
Q

Branches every 10 units & more highly branched than starch

A

Glycogen/ animal starch (glucosan)

17
Q

Wine red in iodine test

A

Glycogen/ animal starch (glucosan)

18
Q

Polymer of fructose (B-2,1 bonds) “fructosan”

Measures glomerular filtration

A

Inulin/ hydrous inulin

19
Q

Glucosan

Plasma expander cos same osmolarity and viscosity as plasma

Leuconostoc mesenteroides release the enzyme dextran sucrase which is responsible for the conversion of sucrose to dextrans

A

Dextran

20
Q

Found in bacteria, rumen microflora, or herbivorous animals

Not digested by mammalian enzyme

Natural source is cotton

MOST ABUNDANT ORGANIC COMPOUND

mexhanical procection against bacteria

Absorbs mucus pus and blood

A

Cellulose

21
Q

scientific name of cotton

Cylindrical when (1), flattened and twisted when (2)

A

Gossypium hebaceum, malvaceae

Young, matured

22
Q

Test of cellobiose/cotton

A

Ammoniacal CuO/ Schweizer’s rgt

23
Q

Dissolves, leaving fragments of cuticle

A

Raw cotton

24
Q

Dissolves w uniform swelling

A

Absorbent cotten

25
Q

Tablet binder and film coat

A

Ethyl cellulose

26
Q

Bulk laxative and suspending agent

A

Methyle cellulose

27
Q

Enteric coating for tablets

A

Cellulose acetate phthalate

28
Q

Used as topical protectant

Action of nitric & sulfuric acid

A

Pyroxylin/ soluble guncotton

29
Q

Waterproofing agent in flexible colloidon

A

Camphor (2%)

30
Q

Flexible agent in flexible colloidon

A

Castor oil (3%)

31
Q

Colloidon (ethereal soln)

A

Pyroxylin+alcohol+ether

32
Q

Homopolymer if N-acetyl-B-D-glucosamine

Anti-angiogenic

A

Chitib