CARBOHYDRATES Flashcards
1
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Monosaccharides
A
Glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose
2
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Dissacharides
A
Condensation of two monosaccharides forming covalent bond, glycosidic linkage
3
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Example of disaccharide + bond
A
Lactose, maltose, succrose
4
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Amylose
A
alpha 1-4 linkage
5
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Amylopectin
A
More branched aplha 1-4 linkage + 1-6 linkage
6
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Heteropolysaccharide
A
glucoseaminoglycans
hyaluronic acid–N-acetylglucose amine
In synovial joint cartilage