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Carbohydrates Flashcards

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1
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Formular for glucose

A

C(6)H(12)O(6)

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2
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What elements do carbohydrates consist of

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carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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3
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Name the three monosacchardies

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glucose, galactose and fructose

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4
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Why are monosacchardies soluble in water

A

Large number of OH groups, hydroxyl (from the hydrogen bonds with water molecules)

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5
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What is meant by hydrophilic

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Water loving (so can dissolve in water)

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6
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What is a monosaccharide called when it contains 6 carbon atoms

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hexose sugar

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7
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What is a monosacchardie called when it contains 5 carbon atoms

A

Pentose sugar

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8
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Example of a pentose sugar

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Ribose

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9
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Draw an alpha + beta glucose

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alpha h>h oh>oh and beta h>oh oh>h

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10
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How are disaccharides formed

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2 sugar molecules (monosaccharides) joined up by a glycosidic bond

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11
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What kind of reaction is a monosaccharide to a disccharide

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condensation

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12
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What is meant by condensation

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A molecule of water is removed

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13
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What bond is between a disaccharide

A

Glycosidic bond

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14
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How do you break a glycosidic bond

A

Adding water (hydrolysis)

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15
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What is a hydrolysis reaction

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Addition of water

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16
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What kind of reaction is a disaccharide to a monosaccharie

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Hydrolysis

17
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Name 3 disaccardies and their formation

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Maltose = glucose + glucose
Sucrose = glucose + fructose
Lactose= glucose + galactose

18
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Definition of a reducing sugar

A

Can donate an electron to another molecule

19
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Examples of reducing sugars (3)

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all monosacchardies ,maltose and lactose

20
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Example of non-reducing sugars (1)

A

Sucrose

21
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What alkaline solution do you use to test for reducing sugars

A

Benedicts solution

22
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Findings from the reducing sugar practical

A

If it stays blue then no reducing sugar present
However if a reducing sugar is present the solution will go a brick-red colour
Blue-Green-Yellow-Orange-Brick Red

23
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When testing for non-reducing sugars what acid do you add

A

Dilute hydrochloric acid

24
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What is a polysaccharies

A

Multiple monosccharies joined together

25
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How is glucose produced

A

In plant cells, using light energy trapped during photosynthesis

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