Carbohydrates Flashcards
starch- function
plant energy storage
glycogen- function
animal energy storage
cellulose- function
plant cell wall structural support
chitin- function
cell wall support of fungi, insects, and crustaceans
peptidoglycan- function
bacterial cell wall support
Monosaccharides
glucose, fructose, galactose
simple sugars
Disaccharide
two sugars
sucrose, lactose, maltose
Oligosaccharide
small polymers
rfinose, stachyose
polysaccharide
large polymers
starch, glycogen, cellulose
Important structural component of monosaccharides
location of the carbonyl group
aldose
carbonyl group at the end
ketose
carbonyl group at the middle
Typical structure of monosaccharides
linear unless double bond is broken in water to become ring
How are polysaccharides formed
condensation reaction between two hydroxyl groups links monos together and releases water forming covalent bond glycosidic linkage
how are polysaccharide linkages broken
hydrolysis reaction adds water to