✅ BIOCHEM - Carbohydrates Flashcards
Empiric formula of carbs
(CH2O)n
Number of sugar units in oligosaccharides
3-10 sugars
Monosaccharides are classified accdg to
Number of carbon atoms
Functional group
Glucose is what type of monosaccharide
Aldose
______ have carbonyl groups at the end
Aldose
_____ have carbonyl groups in the middle
Ketoses
Glucose when oxidized forms
Glucuronic acid
Glucose when reduced form
Sorbitol (alcohol)
What sugars are abundant in humans?
D-sugars
The sugar of the body
D-glucose
What sugar is a constituent of many glycoproteins?
D-mannose
Xylose is found in
Glycoproteins
Neuraminic acid is found in
Proteoglycans
Monosaccharide found in cardiac tissue
Lyxose
How are disaccharides formed?
Condensation of 2 monosaccharides
Bond between disaccharides
Glycosidic bonds
Glucose + glucose
What bond?
Maltose
Alpha 1,4
Glucose + galactose
Lactose
Beta 1,4
Glucose + fructose
Sucrose
Alpha 1,2
Example of an oligosaccharide
Maltotriose