Carbohydrates Flashcards
1
Q
Epimer
A
Sugar pair in which only 1 -OH changes side
2
Q
Anomer
A
Chiral isomers which differ only in position of carbonyl derived -OH group
3
Q
Deoxy sugar
A
sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with hydrogen
4
Q
Amino sugars
A
sugars that have had hydroxyl group replaced with amine group
5
Q
Glycosidic bond
A
type of covalent bond that joins sugar molecules to another group
6
Q
Reducing disaccharide
A
one monosaccharide, the reducing sugar, still has a free hemiacetal
ex. cellobiose, maltose
7
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Non-reducing disaccharide
A
the components bond through an acetal linkage between their anemic centers and neither monosaccharide has a free hemiacetal unit
ex. sucrose
8
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Homopolysaccharides
A
e.g. starch⇒ amylose and amylopectin
glycogen
9
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Heteropolysaccharides
A
e.g. hyaruronic acid
