Chap 5 and part of 8 Flashcards
Monosaccharides
(simple carbs) 1 sugar unit
- glucose
- fructose
- galactose
Disaccharides
(simple carbs (2 sugar units)
2 monosaccharides bound by a condensation bond.
Alpha and beta
oligasaccarides
Complex sugar (3-10 units of sugar= saccharides)
e.g. raffinose and stachyose
mainly indigestible, may cause discomfort
polysaccharides
Complex sugars (>10 units)
many monosaccharides bound
starch, glycogen, cellulose and fibre
digestibility depends on alpha and beta glycosidic bonds
Sucrose
glucose + fructose
alpha 1,2 glycosidic bond
Monosaccharides
(simple carbs) 1 sugar unit 6 carbon single unit: - glucose - fructose - galactose sugar alcohols: Xylitol, mannitol and sorbitol 5 carbon single unit: Ribose deoxyribose
Maltose
glucose + glucose
alpha 1,4 glycosidic bond
C12 H22O11
Verbacose
glucose + galactose + Fructose
complex carbohydrates
Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides
starch, glycogen and fibre
Simple Carbohydrates
monosaccharides and disaccharides
Carbohydrates
chemical structure
roles
chemical structure:
Carbon, hydrogen and Oxygen
monomer= saccharide
produced by plants via photosynthesis (glucose)
roles:
basis of structural tissue found in plants
source of energy and blood glucose homeostasis. Substrate in the biosynthesis of other compounds.
cell to cell recognition and communication: saccharides used in formation of glycoproteins that sit on surface of cells.
glucose
C6H12O2
Most abundant monosaccharide
consumed as sucrose (glucose + fructose)
Most of glucose cell uptake is insulin dependent via glucose transporter 4 (GLUT 4)
glucose uptake by liver is not insulin dependent
Lactose
galactose + glucose
beta 1, 4 glycosidic bonds
milk sugar
Type 1 diabetes
Autoimmune disease beta cells of pancreas are destroyed- no insulin produced symptoms: excessive urination dehydration/ thirst thrush/ genital itching slow to heal wounds blindness/ blurred vision tired/ lethargic weight loss treatment: drugs
Type 2 diabetes
Lifestyle related
either not enough insulin is produced/ cells aren’t responding as well to insulin. pancreatic beta cells are exhausted/ fail
glucose levels in blood rise/ insulin levels rise
symptoms:
excessive urination
thirst
blurred vision
tiredness
weight loss
treatment: diet/ lifestyle changes- drugs.