Carbohydrates Flashcards
What must a carbon be bonded to
An oxygen or an OH group
What is a diasterioisomer
Molecules with multiple chiral centres which are non-superimposable but are not mirror images of eachother
What is the reaction between 2 monosaccharides and what is formed
Condensation - 1 water molecule
What are Fischers projections
2D representations of 3D molecules
When there are multiple chiral carbons how is 1 denoted as the asymmetric carbon
The one that is furthest from the functional group
How to distinguish L and D
L - OH is on the left
D - OH is on the right
What do hawthorn projections help to draw
Cyclic compounds
What are the sterioisomers of cyclic carbohydrates called - which carbon is used to name it
Alpha and beta anomers
Anomeric carbon
Give 3 functions of carbohydrates
Energy stores
Structural
Cell-cell interactions
