Biological molecules Flashcards
What is a monosaccharide?
Simple sugars made up of a single ring of carbon atoms
What is a disaccharide?
simple sugars made up of two rings of carbon atoms
What is a polysaccharide?
complex sugars made up of hundreds of monosaccharides
What is the carbohydrate transported in mammalian blood, and is the sugar broken down in respiration?
Glucose
What is fructose found in?
fruit and nectar, attracting insects to flowers
What is sucrose used for?
it’s the form of carbohydrate transported in plants and used in cooking
what is sucrose made of?
a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule linked together
what is maltose made of?
two glucose molecules linked together
how is maltose formed?
its formed from starch when seeds germinate
what is the symbol equation of glucose?
C6 H12 O6
are polysaccharides soluble in water?
no, theyre insoluble
what breaks down protein?
protease
what is protein broken down into?
amino acids
what breaks down starch?
amylase
what is starch broken down into?
glucose
