Carbohydrates Flashcards
Compound containing C, H, and O and considered as the major source of energy supply for the body and stored as glycogen in the muscles
Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides are:
Simple sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to a simpler form; there is one sugar molecule
Lactose is composed of
1 glucose, 1 galactose
Sucrose is composed of
1 glucose, 1 fructose
Carbohydrates can form ________ with other carbohydrates and with moncarbohydrates
Glycosidic bonds
Formation of glucose-6-phosphate from noncarbohydrate sources
Gluconeogenesis
What is Glycolysis?
Metabolism of glucose molecule to pyruvate or lactate for production of energy
Decomposition of fat
Lipolysis
Glycogenolysis
Breakdown of glycogen to glucose for use as energy
Glycogenesis
Conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage
Action of Insulin
- Increases glycogenesis and glycolysis
- Increases lipogenesis
- Decreases glycogenolysis
Action of Glucagon
- Increases glycogenolysis
- Increases gluconeogenesis
It decreases glucose and is named as the hypoglycemic agent
Insulin
Acts by increasing blood glucose levels by glyconeogenesis and named as the hyperglycemic agent
Glucagon
Inhibits insulin secretion and causes stress
Epinephrine