Carbohydrates

Question 1

It is a large class of naturally occruring aldehydes and ketones. Rich in environment, and the abundance in a human body is LOW

Answer 1

Carbohydrates

Question 2

4 functions of Carbohydrates in Humans

Answer 2

Oxidation
Storage in the form of glycogen
Supply carbon atoms for synthesis of other substances
part of structural framework of RNA and DNA

Question 2

4 functions of Carbohydrates in Humans

Answer 2

Oxidation
Storage in the form of glycogen
Supply carbon atoms for synthesis of other substances
part of structural framework of RNA and DNA

Question 3

It has 1 aldehyde/ketone group. Known as “simple sugar” and can no longer be borken down into small units

Answer 3

monosaccharides

Question 4

number of carbon atoms in a monosaccharide

Answer 4

3-7

Question 5

it is the combination of two simple sugars

Answer 5

disaccharide

Question 6

bond that forms di-polysaccharides

Answer 6

glycosidic bond

Question 7

glu + glu

Answer 7

maltose

Question 8

ga + glu

Answer 8

lactose

Question 9

glu + fru

Answer 9

sucrose

Question 10

percentage of lactose in human milk

Answer 10

about 7%

Question 11

it contains many monosaccharide by glycosidic bonds

Answer 11

polysaccharide

Question 12

types of polysaccharide

Answer 12

storage polys. (starch in plants and glycogen animal)
structural polys. (cellulose / chitin)

Question 13

it is the protein fibers embedded in a syrup matric and contains UNBRANCHED POLYSACCHARIDES

Answer 13

mucopolysaccharide

Question 14

anticoagulant to avoid blood cloth

Answer 14

heparin

Question 15

proteins with short carbohydrate chain

Answer 15

oligosaccharide

Question 16

found in carbon 1

Answer 16

aldehyde

Question 17

found in carbon 2 and up

Answer 17

ketone

Question 18

how many chains are there in oligosaccharide

Answer 18

3-10

Question 19

what is chirality

Question 20

what is streoisomer

Answer 20

same in molecular and structural but diff. in atom orientation

Question 21

diastereomers are ____

Answer 21

not mirro image

Question 22

enantiomers are

Answer 22

mirror imagge but not superimposible

Question 23

molecules that have the same molecular formula are called

Answer 23

isomers

Question 24

central carbon that is tetraheadedly bond to different groups

Answer 24

chiral center

Question 25

it is also called as glycans

Answer 25

polysaccharides

Question 26

brain sugar and a component of glycoproteins found in the brain

Answer 26

d-galactose

Question 27

dextrose or blood sugar

Answer 27

d-glucose

Question 28

levulose or fruit sugar, sweetest in all monosaccharide. present in honey

Answer 28

d-fructose

Question 29

component of rna, atp, and dna

Answer 29

d-ribose

Question 30

component of rna, atp, and dna

Answer 30

d-ribose