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Carbohydrates 1 Flashcards

1
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<p>What is a carbohydrate?</p>

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<p>Sugar and starch molecules</p>

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<p>Why are carbohydrates and major energy source?</p>

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<p>They are high oxidisable, containing large amounts of high energy H atoms and associated electrons</p>

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<p>What are some functions of carbohydrates?</p>

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<p>Store potential energy</p>

<p>Structural and protection functions (EM)</p>

<p>Cell to cell communication</p>

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<p>How are carbohydrates used to store potential energy?</p>

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<p>As glycogen</p>

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5
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<p>What are monosaccharides?</p>

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<p>Any class of sugar that cannot be hydrolysed to give simpler sugars</p>

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<p>What are the 3 important hexoses (6C sugars)?</p>

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<p>Glucose</p>

<p>Fructose</p>

<p>Galactose</p>

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<p>What are disaccharides?</p>

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<p>Formed from monomers that are linked by glycosidic bonds</p>

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8
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<p>How do monosaccarides combine to form disaccharides?</p>

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<p>Covalent bonds are formed when hydroxyl groups of one monosaccharid reactions with another anomeric carbon of another</p>

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<p>What is the anomeric carbon of glucose?</p>

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<p>C1on glucose</p>

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<p>What are properties of the anomeric carbon of glucose?</p>

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<p>Stabalises the structure and is the only one that can be oxidised</p>

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<p>What are different anomers to each other?</p>

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<p>Mirror images</p>

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<p>What are 3 important disaccarides?</p>

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<p>Maltose</p>

<p>Lactose</p>

<p>Succrose</p>

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<p>Do we get much maltose in our diet?</p>

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<p>No, it is found in starch and beer</p>

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<p>Why is maltose termed a reducing sugar?</p>

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<p>Anomeric C1is available for oxidation</p>

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<p>What forms maltose?</p>

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<p>Two molecules of glucose</p>

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<p>What is a reducing sugar?</p>

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<p>A sugar that can be oxidised</p>

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<p>What is lactose the main sugar of?</p>

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<p>Milk</p>

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18
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<p>How is lactose formed?</p>

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<p>Glycosidic bond between galactose and glucose</p>

<p>Galactose + Glucose⇔ Lactose</p>

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<p>Why is lactose a reducing sugar?</p>

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<p>Anomeric carbon in the glucose available for oxidation</p>

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<p>Where is succrose commonly found?</p>

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<p>Table sugar</p>

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<p>What is succrose only made by?</p>

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<p>Plants</p>

22
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<p>Is sucrose a reducing sugar?</p>

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<p>No, because no free anomeric carbon atom</p>

23
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<p>How is succrose formed?</p>

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<p>By glucose and fructose</p>

<p>Glucose + Fructose⇔ Succrose</p>

24
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<p>What are polyassacharides?</p>

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<p>Carbohydrate whole molecule consists of a number of sugar molecules bonded together</p>

25
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<p>How can polyassacharides differ from one another?</p>

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<p>Types of monomers</p>

<p>Length of chain</p>

<p>Types of bonds linking monomers</p>

<p>Amount of bonding</p>

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<p>What are the 2 types of polyassacharides?</p>

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<p>Homopolyassacharides (single monomer spieces)</p>

<p>Heteropolyassacharides (two or more monomer spieces)</p>

27
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<p>What 2 types of glucose monomers does starch contain?</p>

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<p>Amylose (D glucose in a1-4 linkage)</p>

<p>Amylopectin (glycosidic a1-4 bonds join glucose in chain but branches are a1-6)</p>

28
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<p>What does aX-Yrefer to in terms of bonding?</p>

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<p>The number of carbon in the sequence connected to each other</p>

29
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<p>How many reducing and non reducing ends does starch have?</p>

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<p>Many non reducing and very few reducing ends</p>

30
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<p>Do enzymes act of non reducing or reducing ends?</p>

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<p>Reducing ends</p>

31
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<p>What allows for glycogen to have lots of non reducing ends?</p>

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<p>Branch points (a1-6) every 8 to 12 residues</p>

32
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<p>What do lots of branches in glycogen allow for?</p>

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<p>To be quickly broken down or built up</p>

33
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<p>Where is 90% of glycogen found?</p>

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<p>Liver</p>

<p>Skeletal muscle</p>

34
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<p>What is the purpose of the glycogen in the liver?</p>

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<p>Replenish blood glucose whilst fasting</p>

35
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<p>What is the purpose of glycogen in skeletal muscles?</p>

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<p>Catabolism to produce ATP for contraction</p>

36
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<p>Why is glycogen osmotically inactive?</p>

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<p>It is not in solution</p>

37
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<p>Why is glycogen being osmotically inactive important?</p>

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<p>If it was free glucose (osmotically active) it would constantly leave the cell down its concentration gradient</p>

38
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<p>What are glycoproteins?</p>

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<p>Proteins that have carbohydrates covalently attatched</p>

39
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<p>What may carbohydrates attached to proteins do?</p>

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<p>Increase protein solubility</p>

<p>Influence protein folding</p>

<p>Protect it from degradadtion</p>

<p>Act as communication between cells</p>

40
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<p>What are glycoaminoglycans (GAGs)?</p>

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<p>Unbranched polymers made from repeating units of hexuronic acid and an amino-sugar</p>

41
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<p>What are properties of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and where are they found?</p>

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<p>Slimy, sticky molecules found in mucous and synovial fluid</p>

42
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<p>What are proteoglycans?</p>

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<p>Formed from glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) covalently attatched to proteins, more carbohydrates than protein</p>

43
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<p>Where are proteoglycans found?</p>

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<p>In connective tissue</p>

44
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<p>What do proteoglycans do?</p>

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<p>Allow the cell to connect to the extracellular matrix (EM)</p>

45
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<p>Do glycoproteins have more protein or carbohydrate?</p>

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<p>Protein</p>

46
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<p>Where are glycoproteins often found?</p>

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<p>On the outside of the cell membrane and in the extracellular matrix (EM)</p>

47
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<p>What do you generally find anywhere you need to stick things together?</p>

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<p>Proteins attatched to carbohydrates</p>

48
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<p>What are mucopolyassacharides?</p>

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<p>Group of genetic disorders caused by absence or modification of enzymes that are required for breakdown of glycosaminoglucans (GAGs)</p>

49
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<p>What do mucopolyassacharide disorders cause?</p>

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<p>A build up of glycosaminoglycans in cells which is damaging</p>

50
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<p>What is an example of a mucopolyassacharide disorder?</p>

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<p>Hurler syndrome</p>

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