CHAPTER 11 Flashcards
1
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Anabolism
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requires energy.
1
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Catabolism
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transfers fuel into cellular energy.
2
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Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate is metabolized into..
A
lactate.
3
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Under aerobic conditons, pyruvate is metabolized into..
A
acetyl CoA.
4
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Oxidation
A
- loss of electrons.
- increase number of C-O bonds.
5
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Reduction
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- gain electrons.
- decrease number of C-O bonds.
6
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Functions of Carbohydrates
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- serve as energy stores (starch in plants, glycogen in animals), fuels (glucose, ATP), coenzyme (FAD and NAD+), and metabolic intermediates.
- Structural framework for RNA and DNA.
- Structural elements in the cell walls (bacteria and plants).
- Covalently linked to many proteins (glycoproteins) and lipids (glycolipids).
- Role in cell surfaces in cell-cell recognition processes.
7
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Hemiacetal
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alcohol reacts with an aldehyde.
8
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Hemiketal
A
alcohol reacts with a ketone.
9
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-OH group on C-1 is below the plane of the ring (C5 above).
A
alpha
10
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-OH group on C-1 is above the plane of the ring (C5 above).
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beta