carbohydrates Flashcards
essential chemicals
proteins
carbs
lipids
vitamins
minerals
nucleic acids
what is a carbohydrate
energy nutrient
ex. bread or rice
reliant on what
plants with the process of photosynthesis
structure
single sugars ( monomer) or chains of sugars (polymer)
monosaccharides
single sugar unit
3-6 carbons
isomer
same chemicals formula, different arrangements
(glucose, galactose, fructose)
disaccharide
2 monosaccharides together
maltose (2sugar units)
formed via dehydrolysis
how is sucrose formed
1 glucose + 1 fructose
formed via dehydrolysis
how is lactose formed
1 glucose + 1galactose
formed via dehydrolysis
what is dehydrolysis
water molecules formed from 2 monosaccharides
molecular formula
C6, H12, O6
how are disaccharide bonds broken
hydrolysis (water molecules used to break bonds)
opposite of dehydrolysis
polysaccharide
carbohydrates formed with many monosaccharide subunits
amylose
1000 or more glucose units
not branched units
amylopectin
1000-6000 glucose subunits
branched units