Carbohydrates Flashcards

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1
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Carbohydrates
S and S

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Sugars and starches

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2
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  • CHO
A

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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3
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carbohydrates form these kinds of bonds

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Forms covalent bonds, single or double

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4
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Means sugar

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Saccharides

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5
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Simplest kind of carbohydrate, ONE SUGAR

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Monosaccharide

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6
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MORE THAN 1 SUGAR

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Polysaccharide

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7
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From carbon to carbon, consist of a covalent bond. It is impossible to break down, even with the hydrolysis.

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Carbon (backbone)

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8
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Usually clockwise count for carbon

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Linear

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9
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Carbonyl group on the TERMINAL END

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ALDOSE

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10
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Carbonyl group in the middle

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KETOSE

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11
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Naming sugars
6-carbon sugars

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Hexose

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12
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Naming sugars
9-carbon sugars

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Nanose

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13
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Naming sugars
5-carbon sugars

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Pentose

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14
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Serve as raw material for synthesis of other types of small organic materials

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Carbon skeletons

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15
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5 major kinds of Monosaccharide (GFGRD)

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Glucose, Fructose, Galactose, Ribose, Deoxyribose

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16
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Combination of 2 monosaccharides

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Disaccharide

17
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glucose + fructose

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sucrose (table sugar - sweet)

18
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glucose + glucose

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maltose (malt)

19
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glucose + galactose

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lactose (dairy products)

20
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enzyme that breaks down dairy products

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LACTASE

21
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Polysaccharide: Storage

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Starch, Glycogen

22
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Polysaccharide: Structural

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o Cellulose

23
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o Polymer of glucose monomers
o Joined by 1-4 linkage
o Within cellular structures known as plastid
o Simplest form - amylose

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Starch

24
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o Liver
o Muscle cells
o Fat cells
o Systemic and cellular energy source

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Glycogen

25
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o A major component of the tough walls that enclose plant cells
o Fiber
o Most abundant organic compound on earth
o Cellulase (enzyme)

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Cellulose

26
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o Major constituent in the exoskeleton (shrimp, lobster)
o Arthropods
o Cell walls of fungi
o Chitinase

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Chitin

27
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they have cellulase (animals that are herbivore ex: cow, goats, carabao)

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Ruminants