Carbohydrates Flashcards
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Carbohydrate
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A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms,
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Disaccharides
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Simple sugars, (2 sugars) formed by linking 2 monosaccharides, bond is called Glycosidic bond,
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The makeup of sucrose, maltose and lactose.
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- Sucrose = Glucose + Fructose
- Maltose = Glucose + Glucose
- Lactose = Glucose + Galactose
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Biomolecule
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Any organic molecule (contains carbon)
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Polysaccharides
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Complex carbs, (many sugars) formed by bonding many monosaccharides by condensation with a Glycosidic bond
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Examples of polysaccharides
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- Lipids
- Nucleic acids
- Proteins
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Which NUCLEOTIDE does Thymine bind with?
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Aedine
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Which NUCLEOTIDE does Cytosine bind with?
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Guanine
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Haemoglobin
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a protein that folds up to a globular shape to help transport oxygen in blood
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Collagen
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a protein that form rope like fibres ideal for firmly binding different body parts together
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Enzymes
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- Enzymes are proteins
- They speed up biochemical reactions (Breaking down of foods)
- They are known as catalysts
- Most enzymes end in “ase”
- They reduce the activation energy
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