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2.03 Carbohydrates Flashcards

0
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Monomers or building blocks for all other classes of carbohydrates

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Monososacharide

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General formula of carbohydrate

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Cn(H2o)n

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2
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Consisting of at least 3 carbons, each with a hydroxyl group except for one with carbonyl carbon

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Monosaccharide

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3
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Produced by joining two simple sugars by dehydration synthesis forming covalent bond

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Disaccharide

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Produced by joining many monosaccharides together by many dehydration synthesis reactions forming a polymer molecules

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Polysaccharides

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Used to measure blood glucose levels

Needs a few microliter of blood

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Glucometer

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Most important monosaccharide in the biological system

Main source of energy

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Glucose

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Very low glucose level

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Hypoglycemia

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8
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Very high glucose level

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Hyperglycemia

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9
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Two dimensional representation for showing the configuration of a stererocenter

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Fischer projection

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Named after English chemist Sir Walter Haworth

Ring is drawn flat and viewed through its edge with the anomeric carbon on the right and the oxygen atom to the rear

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Haworth Projection

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Cannot be hydrolyzed to a simpler compound

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Monosaccharide

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12
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Only two trioses

Found in glycolysis as breakdown products from fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

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D-glyceraldehyde

Dihydroxyacetone

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13
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With an aldehyde group at one end

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Aldose

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14
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Keto group found at nonterminal carbons

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Ketose

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15
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Two major forms have the same atomic composition but differ only in the position of the hydrogen and double bonds

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Tautomer

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16
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Carbon atoms that carry 4 different substituents or entities

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Chiral or asymmetric carbon

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17
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Molecules that have the same formula and the same structure, but have their atoms arranged in different ways in 3D space

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Stereoisomers or isomers

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Isomers that are mirror images of one another but are non-superimposable on one another

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Enantiomers

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19
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Enantiomer designation

Right hand side

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Dextrorotatory

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D-isomers

Constituent of ribonucleic acid

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D-ribose

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21
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Enantiomer designation

Left hand side

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Levorototary

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D-isomers

Constituent of deoxyribonucleic acid

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D-deoxyribose

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D-isomers

Milk

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D-galactose

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24
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D-isomers

Major energy source

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D-glucose

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D-isomers

Intermediate in glycolysis

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D-fructose

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26
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Isomers that are not mirror images of each other but with the same chemical composition

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Diastereomers

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Diastereomers that differ from each other in their configuration around one chiral c atom only

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Epimers

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28
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Isomers that differ in configuration at the anomeric carbon

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Anomers

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29
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Molecules with the same stereochemical configuration, but differing in 3-dimensional conformation

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Conformational isomers

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30
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More stable conformation because of hydroxyl of carbon 1 and 2 are further removed and thus have less steric interference with the carbons 3,4 and 5

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Chair conformation

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31
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How many stereoisomers does a 5-C aldose have?

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8 (4 D-sugars and 4 L-sugars)

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32
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Pentose and hexose can cyclize as the ketone and aldehyde reacts with a distal OH forming either _______ or ________

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Furanose

Pyrannose

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33
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Derivatives of carbohydrates

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Reducing sugar
Sugar alcohol
Amino sugar
Phosphorylation derivatives
Glycosides
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34
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With free anomeric carbons

Undergoing redox reactions with the agents (peroxide, ferricyanide and some metals)

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Reducing sugars

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35
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Lacks an aldehyde or ketone

Reducing the carbonyl group of a sugar

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Sugar alcohol

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36
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D-mannitol

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Sugar alcohol

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37
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Sorbitol, sweetener

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Sugar alcohol

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38
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An amino group substitutes for a hydroxyl

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Amino sugar

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39
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Glucosamine

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Amino sugar

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40
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May be esterifying a phosphate group to one of the hydroxyls

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Phosphorylated derivatives

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41
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Formed by elimination of water between the anomeric hydroxyl of a cyclic monosaccharide and the hydroxyl group f another compound

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Glycosides

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42
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Ouabain

Amygdalin

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Glycosides

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43
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Composed of two monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic bonds

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Disaccharide

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44
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4 features that distinguish disaccharides from each other

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Specific sugar monomer, stereoconfiguration
Carbons involved in the linkage/glycosidic bond
Order of the monomeric units
Anomeric configuration of the hydroxyl group in carbon 1 of each residue

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45
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Glucose + glucose

Alpha (1->4) glycosidic linkage

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Maltose

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46
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Glucose + fructose

Alpha (1->2) glycosidic bond

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Sucrose

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47
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Glucose + galactose

Beta (1->4) glycosidic bond

48
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Polysaccharides with 3-20 monomeric units

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Oligosaccharides

49
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2 types of glycosidic linkages in oligosaccharide a

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O-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins

N-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins

50
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Link to the protein via a glycosidic bond between a sugar residue and a serine or threonine OH

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O-linked oligosaccharide chains

51
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Tend to be complex and branched

N-acetylglucosamine linked via N of asparagine residue

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N-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins

52
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Biological significance of oligosaccharides

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Cell recognition and interaction
Enzyme regulation
Blood group antigens

53
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Composed of many monomeric units

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Polysaccharides

54
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Polysaccharides of 1 type

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Homopolysaccharide

55
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Polysaccharide of multiple types

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Heteropolysaccharide

56
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Polymerization requires energy, meaning it is an ______ process

57
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Properties that distinguish the various polysaccharides

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Composition of monomeric unit
Linkages between the monomeric unit
Ways in which branches from the chains occur

58
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Component sugar of cellulose

59
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Component sugar of amylose

60
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Component sugar of glycogen

61
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Component sugar of amylopectin

62
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Component sugar of agar

63
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Linear branched glucose polymer with alpha (1->4) linkages

64
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End glucose with an anomeric C1 that is not involved I the glycosidic bond

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Reducing end

65
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Glucose polymer with mainly alpha (1->4) linkages and alpha (1->6) linkages for branching parts

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Amylopectin

66
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Glucose polymer with alpha (1->6) linkages and is highly branched

67
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Polymer of glucose with alpha (1->4) linkages and beta (1->6) linkages

68
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Lubricant shock absorbent

Water binding

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Hyaluronic acid

69
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D-glucoronic acid

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

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Hyaluronic acid

70
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Calcium accumulation

Cartilage and bone formation

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Chondroitin-4-sulfate

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D-glucoronic acid

N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-4-O-sulfate

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Chondroitin-4-sulfate

72
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Anticoagulant

73
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D-glucoronic acid
L-iduronic acid
N-sulfo-D-glucosamine

74
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Antibody

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Gamma-globulin

75
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N-acetyl-hexosamine
D-mannose
D-galactose

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Gamma-globulin

76
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Blood group specifically

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Blood group substances

77
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D-glucosamine
D-galactosamine
L-fucose
D-galactose

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Blood group substance

78
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Linear polymers of repeating disaccharides

Monomeric unit tend to be modified with acidic groups, amino groups, sulfated

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Glycosaminoglycan

79
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Repeating disaccharide of glucoronate and N-acetyl-glucosamine

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Hyaluronate

80
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GAGs covalently linked to serine residues of specific core proteins
Class of complex macromolecules that contain ~95% carbohydrate

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Proteoglycans

82
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Carbohydrate chain in the proteoglycan is called

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Glycosaminoglycan

83
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6 classes of proteoglycan

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chondroitin sulphate
dermatan sulphate
keratin sulphate
heparin sulphate
heparin
hyaluronate
84
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Soluble glycosaminoglycan found in granules of mast cells

Highly sulphated

85
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Inhibits clot formation by interacting with the protein antithrombin

86
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Lack polymers
Shock absorber
Cementing substances

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Hyaluronate

87
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Most abundant GAG

Formation of bone, cornea

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Chondroitin sulfate

88
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Contains higher acelylated glucosamine than heparin

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Heparan sulfate

89
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More sulfated than heparin sulfates

90
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Synovial fluid, vitreous humor, ECM of loose connective tissue

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Hyaluronate

91
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Cartilage, bone, heart valves, cornea

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Chrondroitin sulfate

92
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Basement membrane, components of cell surfaces

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Heparan sulfate

93
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Component of intracellular granules of mast cells lining the arteries of the lungs, liver and skin

94
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Skin, blood vessels, heart valves

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Dermatan sulfate

95
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Cornea, bone, cartilage aggregated with chondroitin sulfate

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Keratan sulfate

96
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Function of carbohydrates

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Energy source
Supporting structures
Component of nucleic acids DNA, RNA
Immune system
Signal transduction
97
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Fructose, glucose, mannose and galactose have the same chemical formula C6H12O6; hence, they are all _____ of each other

98
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The structures of glucose and galactose differ only in the position of the hydroxyl group (-OH) at carbon 4; hence they are _______

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C-4 epimers

99
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The structures of glucose and mannose differ only in the position of the hydroxyl group (-OH) at carbon 2; hence they are _______

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C-2 epimers

100
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Galactose and mannose differ in the position of -OH groups at two carbons (2 and 4); hence, they are

101
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99% of the monosaccharides are in ______, in which the aldehyde (or keto) group has reacted with an alcohol group on the same sugar, making the carbonyl carbon assymetric

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ring/cyclic form

102
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Cyclization creates an anomeric carbon, generating ____ of the sugar

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alpha and beta configurations

103
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alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-glucopyranose are both glucose but are _____ (differ in the projection of OH groups)

104
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The alpha and beta configurations are not mirror images. They are referred to as ___

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Diastereomers

105
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Sugars that can react with chromogenic agents causing the reagent to be reduced and colored, with the aldehyde group of the acyclic sugar becoming oxidized

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Reducing sugar

106
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Bonds that link sugars

A

Glycosidic bonds

107
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Name the linkage.

Lactose is synthesized by forming a glycosidic bond between carbon 1 of beta-galactose and carbon 4 of glucose.

A

Beta (1->4) glycosidic bond

108
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If the group on the non-carbohydrate molecule to which the sugar is attached is an -NH2 group, the bond is called an _____

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N-glycosidic link

109
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If the group on the non-carbohydrate molecule to which the sugar is attached is hydroxyl group, the bond is called an _____

A

O-glycosidic link

110
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All sugar-sugar glycosidic bonds are _____

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O-type linkages

111
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If a pair of sugars are mirror images (enantiomers), the two members of the pair are designated as _____

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D- and L-sugars

112
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Glucose, with four aymmetric carbon atoms, can form how many isomers?

113
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Isomerism that is determined by its spatial relationship to the parent compound of the carbohydrates

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D and L isomerism

114
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Presence of asymmetric carbon atoms also confers ___ on the compound

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Optical activity

115
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In solution, glucose is often (dextrorotatory or levorotatory) and in the (furanose or pyranose)

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Dextrorotatory

Pyranose

116
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Fructose has the same molecular formula as glucose but differs in its structures. There is a potential keto group in the anomeric carbon while in glucose, there is a potential aldehyde group in the anomeric carbon. This is an example of ______

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Aldose-ketose isomerism

117
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Formed by condensation between the hydroxyl group of the anomeric carbon of a monosaccharide, and a second compound that may or may not be another monosaccharide
Example is ouabain

118
Q

Complex carbohydrates containing amino sugars and uronic acids

A

Glycosaminoglycans

119
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GAGs + protein molecule

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Preteoglycan

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