Background Flashcards
What are carbohydrates made from?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
What is the general formula for a carbohydrate?
Cx(H2O)y
or
(CH2O)n
What is the relative ratio of carbon hydrogen and oxygen in a carbohydrate?
1:2:1
What are the smallest carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
What is a dimer?
2 monosaccharide monomers joined together
How is a dimer formed?
Monosaccharide monomers join through condensation reaction
What is a dimer?
Disaccharide
What is a oligosaccharide?
Several monosaccharide monomers joined together
What is a polysaccharide?
Many monosaccharides joined together.
100s or 1000s
How are monosaccharides grouped and named?
According to the number of carbon atoms they contain.
What is a 3 carbon sugar called?
triose
What is a 6 ca rbon sugar called?
hexose
What are the characteristics on monosaccharides?
Sweet
Soluble
Forms crystals
What are monosaccharides commonly called?
Sugars
What is a carbohydrates monomer?
monodaccharide
What is a carbohydrates dimer?
disaccharides
What is a carbohydrates polymer?
polysaccharide
