Carbohydrates

Question 1

produced from CO2 and H2O via ??? in plants

Answer 1

photosynthesis

Question 2

Monosaccharides are simple ??? sugars divided into 2 families, ketoses and aldoses

Answer 2

polyhydroxyl sugars

Question 3

Stereoisomer refers to a ??? carbon

Answer 3

chiral

Question 4

TRUE or FALSE Enantiomers refers to 2 stereoisomers of the same sugar which have different, mirrored configurations

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

When the OH is on the left of the chiral carbon = ??? form enantiomer

Answer 5

L-form

Question 6

When the OH is on the right of the chiral carbon = ??? form enantiomer

Answer 6

D-form

Question 7

Epimers differ only in configuration around ??? carbon and are NOT mirror images of each other

Answer 7

1 chiral carbon

Question 8

Disaccharides are formed through a ??? bond between an anomeric carbon and a hydroxyl carbon = O-??? bond. the free anomeric carbon in the disaccharide can be oxidised

Answer 8

glycosidic bond
= O-glycosidic bond