Carbohydrate Structure and Function Flashcards
1
Q
True/False: Nearly all carbohydrates in nature are in the D-configuration.
A
True
2
Q
True/False: Amino acids are L- configuration
A
True
3
Q
Enantiomers
A
Stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images
of each other. D and L forms of the same sugar.
4
Q
Diastereomers
A
Any stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer
5
Q
Epimers:
A
Subtype of diastereomers that differ at exactly
one chiral carbon.
6
Q
Anomers
A
A subtype of epimers that differ at the anomeric
carbon.
7
Q
Starches
Amylose:
A
umbranched
8
Q
Starches amylopectin
A
Branched
9
Q
Maltose
A
Glucose + glucose with alpha glycosidic bond
10
Q
Lactose
A
Galactose + glucose with beta glycosidic bond
11
Q
Sucrose
A
Glucose + fructose with alpha glycosidic bond
