carbohydrates

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To fuel our bodies in our activities, we consume meals as an essential part of our daily routine

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Carbohydrates

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Excessive consumption of Carbohydrates can lead to diseases such as

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diabetes and obesity

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used as a source of energy

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Carbohydrates

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class of biomolecules that includes sugar and polymers of sugar

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Carbohydrates

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are organic compounds that primarily consists of…….that occur in a 1:2:1 ratio

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Carbohydrates,
carbon
hydrogen
oxygen

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Carbohydrates such as —– act as structural molecules in the ——— of crutaceans

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chitin,
exoskeleton

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Carbohydrates such as ——– act as structural molecules in the ——- of plants

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cellulose,
cell wall

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is the primary source of sugars, particularly ———-, for cells of plants themselves and for the rest of the organisms of an ecosystem

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Photosynthesis,
glucose

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cells oxidize ————- to release energy that will dry other biochemical reactions

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glucose

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Classification of Carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides
Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides

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simple sugars

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Monosaccharides

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two to ten monosaccharides

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oligosaccharides

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hundreds to thousands of monosaccharides monomers

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Polysaccharides

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mono

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one

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sacchar

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sugar

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are the monomers and fundamental units of carbohydrates that cannot be further broken down or hydrolyzed into smaller sugars

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Monosaccharides

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types of monosaccharides

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Aldoses
ketoses

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are sugar units that contain an aldehyde group

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aldoses

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are sugar units that contain a ketone group

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ketoses

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where do we usually encounter monosaccharides?

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glucose
fructose
galactose
deoxyribose

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also known as dextrose
is the form that circulates in our bloodstream

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Glucose

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occurs in ripe and sweet fruits
such as mangoes (the sweetest fruit on the planet)

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fructose

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makes up the sugar in milk

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galactose

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a pentose
is a major structural component of DNA nucleotides

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Deoxyribose

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are molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures

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isomers

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these are considered as isomers

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hexoses glucose galactose fructose

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these are ring shaped conformations of monosaccharides which is favorable in --------- solutions

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Pyranose ring aqueous solutions

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with five to six carbon atoms usually occur as pyranose rings in aqueous or waterbased solutions

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monosaccharides

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2 conformations of glucose

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the a-glucose the b-glucose

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if the OH group of the C1 is "below the ring" or on the opposite side of the CH2OH group it is an..

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a-glucose

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if the OH group of the C1 is "above the ring" or on the same side of the CH2OH group it is an..

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b-glucose

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oligo

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few

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is a carbohydrate that consists of two to ten units of monosaccharides.

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oligosaccharides

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the most commonly occurring forms of oligosaccharides are

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disaccharides (DI=TWO)

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how are disaccharides formed?

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formed by dehydration synthesis

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also known as condensation reaction occurs when the hydroxyl group of glucose combines with the hydrogen of fructose

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dehydration synthesis

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when two monosaccharides are combined into a disaccharide a.........holds them together

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glycosidic bond

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where do we usually encounter disaccharides?

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sucrose maltose lactose raffinose

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in plants is abundant in sugarcane which is processed to produce table sugar

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sucrose

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in barley can be fermented to produce alcoholic beverages

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maltose

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is the major sugar found in cows milk

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lactose

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a trisaccharide found in cabbages and asparagus

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raffinose

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poly

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many

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are large molecules that consist of hundreds to thousands of monosaccharide monomers.

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polysaccharides

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they are long chains of complex carbohydrates

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polysaccharides

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what are the most common polysaccharides?

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cellulose chitin starch glycogen

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are composed of very long chains of monosaccharides the orientation of bonds and the presence of branching determine their properties

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polysaccharides

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is the primary storage polysaccharides in plants

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starch

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is the storage polysaccharides in animal and fungal ccell

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Glycogen