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Carbohydrates Flashcards

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The prefixes D - and L - found in the complete name of a monosaccharide are used to identify one of two possible isomeric forms called?

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stereoisomers

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2
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must have the same molecular formula and the same bonding

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stereoisomers

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3
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The only atom in the plane of the paper is the?

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stereocenter

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4
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the study of the different spatial arrangements of atoms

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Stereochemistry

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5
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Non-superimposable mirror images

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Enantiomers

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6
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a monosaccharide that, when written as a Fischer projection, has the -OH group on its penultimate carbon to the right.

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D-Monosaccharide

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7
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a monosaccharide that, when written as a Fischer projection, has the -OH group on its penultimate carbon to the left.

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L-Monosaccharide

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8
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The three most abundant hexoses in the biological world are?

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D-glucose, D-galactose, and D-fructose

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9
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by far the most abundant of the three

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Glucose

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10
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is also known as dextrose because it is dextrorotatory.

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Glucose

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11
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Molecules above

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Chiral

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12
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Any object or molecule with plane of symmetry is

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Achiral

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13
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are said to be optically active

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Enantiomers

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14
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Some compounds rotate light in a clockwise direction

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dextrorotatory(D)

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15
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Other substances rotate light in a counter clockwise direction.

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Levorotatory(L)

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16
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dextrorotatory(D) and are designated by a

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plus sign (+ )

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17
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levorotatory (L) and are indicated by a

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minus sign (-)

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18
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Simplest carbohydrate

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D-glyceraldehyde

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19
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Most important in diet

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D-glucose

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20
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Sweetest of all sugars

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D-fructose

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21
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Part of milk sugar

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D-galactose

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22
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Used in RNA

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D-ribose

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23
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was the first to see a relationship between the structure of a compound and the effect of that compound on plane-polarized light.

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Louis Pasteur

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Louis Pasteur

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Pasteur noticed that salts of tartaric acid were formed as a by-product.

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Winemaking

26
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devised a simple way to represent the structure of stereoisomers.

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Emil Fischer

27
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is a two-dimensional drawing of a molecule that shows a chiral carbon at the intersection of two lines.

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Fischer Projection

28
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represent bonds projecting out of the page, and the vertical lines represent bonds that project into the page.

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The horizontal lines

29
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Almost all carbohydrates in living systems are members of the

30
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use for obesity

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Dexfenfluramine

31
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for pain

32
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for antibiotic

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Levofloxacin

33
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For Psychiatric depression

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Paroxetine

34
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AIDS

35
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Staple food

36
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Structural and protective elements

37
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Unrefined sugar from palm sap

38
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Ophyroscolex species

39
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General formula of carbohydrates

40
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Greek word of sugar/saccharide

41
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Five carbon sugar molecules

42
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Found in hearts muscles

43
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8 components of glycoproteins

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D-xylose and D-Arabinose

44
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Also known as D-Glucose

45
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A ubiquitous fuel in biology

46
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metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.

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Diabetes Mellitus

47
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presence of glucose in the urine

48
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less sweet than glucose

49
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Inherited disease

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Galactosemia

50
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increase concentration in blood and urine

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Galactusuria

51
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  • inherited disease
  • fructose intolerance
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Fructosemia

52
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also known as cane sugar

53
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  • also known as maltobiose or malt sugar
  • the disaccharide produced when amylase breaks down starch
54
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Dental plaque

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Streptococcus mutans

55
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Main storage polysaccharide of animal cells

56
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A long chain polymer of a N-acetyiglucosamine, a derivative of glucose

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