Carbohydrates 1 - sugars

Question 1

Monosaccharides

Answer 1

> simplest carbs - sugars
straight chains or cyclical
have a backbone of carbon atoms
eg. glucose ribose and deoxyribose

Question 2

Disaccharides

Answer 2

> maltose and lactose (reducing sugars)
> made when two monosaccs join together 
> 2 alpha glucose make maltose 
> 1 alpha and fructose makes sucrose 
> 2 beta make cellobiose 
> glycosidic bond is formed