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Carbohydrate Flashcards

1
Q

Serve as a cell membrane components that mediate some forms of intercellular communication

A

Carbohydrate

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2
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Glucose, galactose and fructose

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Monosaccharides

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3
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Sucrose, lactose and maltose

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Disaccharide

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4
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Glycogen, starch and cellulose

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Polysaccharide

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5
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Molecular formula CnH2nOn; n ≥ 3

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Monosaccharides

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6
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Compounds that have the same chemical formula
but have different structures are called

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Isomers

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7
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Isomers that differ in configuration around only one
specific carbon atom are defined as

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Epimers

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8
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Fructose, glucose, mannose, galactose are all?

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Isomers of each other

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9
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Special type of isomerism is found in
the pairs of structures that are
mirror images of each other and
known as ?

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Enantiomers

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10
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isomers of the cyclic form of monosaccharides

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Anomers

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11
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Made from alpha-D-glucose

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Glycogen

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12
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Monosaccharides can be joined to form disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides by ?

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Glycosidic bonds

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13
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Glycosidic bonds are formed by?

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glycosyltransferases

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14
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Glucose + fructose =

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Sucrose

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15
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Galactose + glucose =

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Lactose

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16
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2 Glucose monomers

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Maltose

17
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polysaccharides are composed of a single monosaccharide building block, they are termed ?

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homopolysaccharides

18
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Polysaccharides composed of more than one type of monosaccharide are termed ?

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heteropolysaccharides

19
Q

homopolymer of glucose ?

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Starch

20
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Non branching structure with alpha-1,4 linkage

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Amylose

21
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branched chains composed of 24–30 glucose residues united by alpha-1,4 linkage in the chains and by alpha-1,6 linkage at branch points

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Amylopectin

22
Q

most abundant natural polymer on earth as it is the principal constituent of plants and trees giving them strength and support.

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Cellulose

23
Q

insoluble and consists of glucose units linked by β1,4 linkage

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Cellulose

24
Q

This crucial molecule is a homopolymer of
glucose in α-(1,4) linkage; it is also highly
branched, with α -(1,6) branch linkages

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Glycogen

25
Q

large complexes of negatively charged
heteropolysaccharide chains

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Glycosaminoglycans

26
Q

Long, unbranched,
heteropolysaccharide chains
composed of a repeating disaccharides
unit

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Glycosaminoglycans

27
Q

Proteins that are covalently bound to polysaccharide chains

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Glycoproteins

28
Q

most common posttranslational
modification of proteins

A

Glycoproteins

29
Q

are short, diverse, not contain
repeating disaccharide units, often branched instead of linear; and may or may not be negatively charged.

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polysaccharide chains

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