Biochem part 3 Carbs Flashcards
Monosaccharides are categorized into two groups:
Ketone and Aldehyde
in monosaccharides, the ______ group is always on carbon 1
Aldehyde
in monosaccharides, the ______ group is always on carbon 2
Ketone
Glucose, Galactose, and Mannose are all examples of ______
aldohexose
Ribose is an aldo_____
aldopentose
Fructose is a ____hexose
ketohexose
what is a reducing sugar
any sugar that has an aldehyde group OR can form one in solution (usually a disaccharide)
t/f fructose is an example of a reducing sugar
FALSE
KETOhexose
Different compounds with the same chemical formula (different configurations)
isomer
monosaccharides which differ in their configuration around one specific carbon.
Epimer
Glucose and Galactose are C-4 epimers
Glucose and Mannose are C-2 epimers
Mirror images of the same compound; L or D glucose
Enantiomers
Anomeric carbons are formed when sugars cyclize; for an aldehyde the anomeric carbon is C-___
C-1
aldeyhde group always carbon 1
Lactose is made of which 2 monosaccharides, and which bonds
Glucose and Galactose (beta 1,4)
-Lactase can break these bonds
Maltose is made of which 2 monosaccharides, and which bonds
Glucose and Glucose (alpha 1,4)
Isomaltose is made of which 2 monosaccharides, and which bonds
Glucose and Glucose (alpha 1,6)
Cellobiose is made of which 2 monosaccharidse, and which bonds
Glucose and Glucose (beta 1.4)
- humans do not contain the enzyme need to break these beta 1,4 bonds. We do have lactase to break b1,4 bonds in lactose.
Amylopectin breaks into which 2 disaccharides
Maltose and Isomaltose
Glycogen contains what types of bonds
alpha 1,4 and alpha 1,6
Glycogen is the most highly branched polysaccharide, what is the branch point
alpha 1,6 linkages
Cellulose contains what types of bonds
beta 1,4
- do NOT contain cellulase to break these bonds
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) aka
mucopolysaccharides
The major structural characteristic of GAGs is a repeating _____ unit
disaccharide unit (protein-sugar molecules)
2 most common GAGs
Hyaluronic acid (synovial fluid) Chondroitin sulfate (cartilage, tendons, ligs)
GAGs are large (positive/negative) charged heteropolysaccharides which bind large amounts of _____
negative; water