Carbohydrates (part one) Flashcards
General structures of carbohydrates, including formula
Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in ratio of 1:2:1
- (CH2O)n
What contains 3, 4, 5, 6, or more carbon atoms
Monosaccharides
Two monosaccharides liked together with the loss of a molecule of water
Disaccharides
Composition of lactose
Glucose + Galactose
Composition of maltose
Glucose + Glucose
Composition of sucrose
Glucose + Fructose
Composition of glycogen
multiple branching glucose chains
Reagent used to detect “reducing sugars”
Benedict’s reagent
Composition of starch
amylose and amylopectins (grains and starchy vegetables)
Significance of a Positive test for reducing sugars
Galactose isn’t detected by a dipstick
Two analogically important reducing sugars
Glucose and galactose
Carb digestion:
-which starch digestion begins and the enzyme responsible
In mouth and salivary amylase
Digestion of starch due to ______ _______ in the intestine
pancreatic amylase
four enzymes responsible or intestinal digestion
lactase, maltase, sucrase, and galactase
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-glycolysis (anaerobic and aerobic)
Breakdown of glucose
anaerobic: Glucose—>Lactate/RBCs and skeletal muscle
aerobic: Pyruvate —> Acetyl CoA
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-Glycogenesis
Making glycogen
Glucose —> Glucose-1-Phosphate —> Glycogen
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-Kreb’s Cycle
*pyruvate to Acetyl CoA to ATP
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-Glycogenolysis
Breaking down Glycogen
Glycogen —>Glucose-1-Phosphate—>Glucose
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-Gluconeogensis
Making new glucose
non-CHO sources—>Glucose
non-CHO sources are amino acids, lactate, glycerol, and fatty acids
What organ do these metabolic pathways occur in and specific starting and ending products:
-Hexose monophosphate pathway
Glucose-6-phosphate to NADPH/liver
Specific site of production of Insulin
Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans of pancreas
Function of C-peptide
to ensure correct structure of insulin
Function of proinsulin
storage form of insulin
General effect of insulin on blood glucose concentration
decreased
Four specific anabolic effects of insulin
Increased glycogenesis, increased lipid synthesis, increased glycolysis, increased amino acid synthesis