Carbohydrates And Energy Metabolism Flashcards

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1
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Aldoses

A

Carbonyl (C=O) on end of sugar’s carbon skeleton

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2
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Ketoses

A

Carbonyl (C=O) inside sugar’s carbon skeleton

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3
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Bond between two sugars

A

Glycosidic linkage

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4
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ATP long name

A

Adenosine triphosphate

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5
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ATP gets released, the recipient molecule with the phosphate group covalently bonded is called…

A

Phosphorylated intermediate

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6
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Trioses, Pentoses, Hexoses

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Sugars with 3, 5, and 6 carbon respectively

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7
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Glucose
+unique band in middle

A

Hexose monosaccharide
Purple: H-C-OH

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8
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Fructose

A

Hexose (looks like pentagon with O at top) monosaccharide

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9
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Ribose

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Pentose monosaccharide

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10
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Alpha glucose ring

A

H H
4| |1
HO OH

All lined up nicely

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11
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Beta glucose ring

A

H OH
4| |1
HO H

Alternates right-side vs upside-down

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12
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Maltose

A

Glucose + Glucose disaccharide

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13
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Sucrose

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Glucose + Fructose Disaccharide

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14
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Starch

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-Chain of glucose (unbranched or barely)
-Alpha linkage
-Storage polysaccharide of plants
-Extra starch stored as granules within chloroplast

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15
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Glycogen

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-Chain of branched glucose
-Storage polysaccharide in animals (mainly liver)

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16
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Starch: Amylose

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Unbranched glucose chains

17
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Starch: Amylopectin

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Somewhat branched glucose chains

18
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Cellulose

A

-Chain of glucose
-Beta linkages
-Hydrogen bonds between parallel molecules

19
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Chitin

A

-Altered Glucose
-Beta linkages
-In arthropod exoskeleton and fungi walls

20
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Glycosidic linkage

A

Covalent bond between two monosaccharides by dehydration