Carbohydrates and Lipids Flashcards
Examples of monosaccharide hexoses
Glucose, fructose, and galactose
Monosaccharide hexose, responsible for cellular respiration and ATP production within cells
Glucose
Monosaccharide hexose and simple sugar in fruits
Fructose
Monosaccharide hexose and simple sugar in milks
Galactose
Examples of monosaccharide pentoses
Ribose and deoxyribose
Monosaccharide pentose sugar that makes up RNA
Ribose
Monosaccharide pentose sugar that makes up DNA
Deoxyribose
Bond formed in a nucleotide between a sugar and a phosphate
Ester bonds
A molecule used by the cell for energy and is bonded to sugars through ester bonds
Phosphates
Bonds formed between monosaccharide molecules to create larger and more complex molecules
Glyosidic bonds
A molecule composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, and is the building block of all carbohydrates
Monomers
Two monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration/condensation (anabolic reactions) in a glyosidic bond
Disaccharides
Examples of disaccharides
Maltose, lactose, and sucrose
Disaccharide sugar found in malt and broken down by the enzyme maltase
Maltose
Disaccharide sugar found in milk and broken down by the enzyme lactase
Lactose
Disaccharide sugar found in plants and broken down by the enzyme sucrase; table sugar is modified off of this molecule
Sucrose
Multiple monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration/condensation (anabolic reactions) in a glyosidic bond, forming a large chain
Polysaccharides
Examples of polysaccharides
Starch (amylose, amylopectin), cellulose, glycogen
Polysaccharide, energy found in plant roots
Starch
An unbranched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain
Amylose
A branched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain with 1-6 glyosidic bond off branching chains
Amylopectin
An unbranched polysaccharide, formed by a 1-4 hydrogen bond chain. It’s used in plant wall structure
Cellulose
A highly branched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain with 1-6 glyosidic bond off branching chains. It’s found in the liver and muscle cells and is used for energy storage
Glycogen
Lipids that make up fats and oils made up of three fatty acids linked to a 3 glycerol alcohol molecules by ester bond
Triglycerides