Chapter 10 Carbohydrates Flashcards
What are three things that saccharides do?
-Energy transport and storage
-Structural support e.g. bacterial cell walls, cellulose
-Information e.g. signals on proteins and membranes
What is an Oligosaccharides?
it is a sugar with several sugar units
What is a polysaccharides?
It consists of Glycans in long chains of 100s which include 1000s of sugars
How many carbons is the smallest monosaccharide composed of
3 carbons
How do you tell if the structure is a D side or a L side structure
If the OH is on the right its a D side
If the OH is on the left its a L side
And you look at the chiral carbon furthest from the double C=O bond to determine this
What is an enantiomers?
They are non-superimposable mirror images
What is a Diastereomers?
-Non mirror image stereoisomers
What is a Epimers?
-Diastereomers that differ in configuration at 1C
What does a Aldehyde sugar look like?
It has a carbon double bonded to O and the same carbon single bonded to H
What does a Ketone sugar look like?
It has a carbon double bonded to O and a CH3Osingle bonded to the same carbon as well
What are the Aldoses derived from ?
D-glyceraldhyde
What are Ketoses derived from ?
Dihydroxyacetone
At which end does the carbon numbering begin from ?
It begins from the end of the molecule nearest the carbonyl carbon
An Aldehyde can react with alcohol to form what? and what happens if you react with second alcohol
A hemiacetal is formed with one and if second is added an Acetal is formed
A ketone can react with alcohol to form what? and what happens if you react with second alcohol?
A hemiketal is formed with one and if second is added a Ketal is formed
What is the ring formed by glucose in a intramolecular hemiacetal called?
Its a six carbon ring called pyranose
What is the ring formed by ketohexose fructose in a intramolecular hemiketal called
Its a five carbon ring called furanose