Carbohydrates Flashcards
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Carbs
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Cellulose
Form oligosaccarides and polysaccharides
1
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Carbs
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Made of C and h2o Source of life Energy Attach to others Organic
2
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Monosaccharides
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Sugar Triodes Energy D and L isomers and aa Aldehyde group
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Carbs
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Mannose has no mirror image Glucose is ring structure Oh on first C B glucose plane ring Starch is polymer of glucose
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Carbs
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Starch is digestible
Unable to digest cellulose
Sugar contains additional groups
Glucosamine is derivative
5
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Glycosidic bond
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Sugars join to form oil and poly
Involved elimination of water
Enzymes breakdown glycosidic known as glycosidases
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Polysaccharides
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Monosaccharides subunits Different sugar units Starch Has amylose Has amylopectin
7
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Carbs
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Mammals store
Glycogen in liver
Cellulose is in branched
Cell wall
8
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Glycoconjugates
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Sugars
Protein
Hydroxyl group
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Function
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Part of diet
Energy source
Storage
Components of cells
