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Carbohydrates Flashcards

1
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It is a large class of naturally occruring aldehydes and ketones. Rich in environment, and the abundance in a human body is LOW

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Carbohydrates

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4 functions of Carbohydrates in Humans

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

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4 functions of Carbohydrates in Humans

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

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3
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It has 1 aldehyde/ketone group. Known as “simple sugar” and can no longer be borken down into small units

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monosaccharides

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4
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number of carbon atoms in a monosaccharide

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3-7

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5
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it is the combination of two simple sugars

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disaccharide

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6
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bond that forms di-polysaccharides

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glycosidic bond

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7
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glu + glu

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maltose

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8
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ga + glu

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lactose

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9
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glu + fru

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sucrose

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10
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percentage of lactose in human milk

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about 7%

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11
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it contains many monosaccharide by glycosidic bonds

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polysaccharide

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types of polysaccharide

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

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13
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it is the protein fibers embedded in a syrup matric and contains UNBRANCHED POLYSACCHARIDES

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mucopolysaccharide

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14
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anticoagulant to avoid blood cloth

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heparin

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15
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proteins with short carbohydrate chain

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oligosaccharide

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found in carbon 1

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found in carbon 2 and up

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how many chains are there in oligosaccharide

19
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what is chirality

20
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what is streoisomer

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same in molecular and structural but diff. in atom orientation

21
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diastereomers are ____

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not mirro image

22
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enantiomers are

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mirror imagge but not superimposible

23
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molecules that have the same molecular formula are called

24
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central carbon that is tetraheadedly bond to different groups

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chiral center

25
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it is also called as glycans

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polysaccharides

26
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brain sugar and a component of glycoproteins found in the brain

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d-galactose

27
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dextrose or blood sugar

28
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levulose or fruit sugar, sweetest in all monosaccharide. present in honey

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d-fructose

29
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component of rna, atp, and dna

30
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component of rna, atp, and dna

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