Chapter 10 Lecture Flashcards
carbohydrates
- these are often found within our starches & sugars
- these are also seen within plants during photosynthesis
- they help PROVIDE ENERGY + USED TO STORE ENERGY
- our STORED CARBS = (once broken down) = help CREATE ENERGY!
how do we classify carbs?
- monosaccharides
- oligosaccharides
- polysaccharides
monosaccharides
- mono = one
- the building blocks to create other carbohydrates
oligosaccharides
- yield/contain 2-10 monosaccharide residues
polysaccharides
- poly = many
- yield/contains 10+
monosaccharide residues - gives structural strength
- stores energy
what are monosaccharides?
- polyhydroxylated ALDEHYDES or KETONES
*contains 3 or more C atoms
classification of monosaccharides
- can be classified by functional group
ALDOSES - aldehydes
KETOSES - ketones
carbon atom suffixes
triose - 3
tetrose - 4
pentose - 5
hexose - 6
heptose - 7
octose - 8
nonose - 9
stereoisomers
- have the same MOLECULAR FORMULA
- have the same ATOMIC CONNECTIONS
- have a different 3-D SHAPE
- can only be INTERCHANGED BY BREAKING BONDS
cis isomer
functional groups (substituents) that are on the SAME SIDE of some plane
trans isomers
functional groups (substituents) that are on the OPPOSING/TRANSVERSE sides
enantiomer
non-superimposable mirror image forms of a molecule
- can only be INTERCONVERTED by BREAKING BONDS
- also called CHIRAL MOLECULES
chiral c atoms
C atom that is attached to 4 different atoms/groups of atoms
fischer projections
- basic drawings or representations of chiral molecules
- horizontal lines: TOWARD the viewer
- vertical line: AWAY from the viewer
D or L sugars
- monosaccharides can be classified through placement of -OH (also known as D or L sugars)
D sugars
-OH group attached to the chiral carbon atom FURTHEST from the carbonyl points to the RIGHT