chapter 14; Carbohydrates: Structure and Function Flashcards
half of the carbon on earth is found in carbohydrates (mostly polysaccharides)
yes
what is the general formula for carbohydrates
(CH2O)n
carbohydrates are polyols that contain either an aldehyde or ketone function group
true
carbohydrates have names that typically end in […]
-ose
e.g. lactose fructose glucose
in a Fischer projection, enantiomers have the […] configuration (switched horizontal groups) at […] chirality center
opposite
every
in a model and in a structure, switching any […] groups on the chirality center produces the
enantiomer
carbohydrates are classified by the number of […] produced when hydrolyzed in the presence of a catalysts
monosaccharides
what is the simplest type of carbohydrates that only have one sugar and cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler ones + is the sweetest monosaccharides
monosaccharides
what is type of carbohydrate means two sugars and reacts with water to produce two monosaccharides
disaccharides
what type of carbohydrate means a “few sugars” and can be hydrolyzed into a few monosaccharides
oligosaccharides
(3-10 sugars)
what type of carbohydrate means many sugars and can be hydrolyzed into many monosaccharides
polysaccharides
e.g. starch, cellulose, pectin
polysaccharides = biological polymers with monosaccharides as monomers
yes
monosaccharides exist as stereoisomers
yes
stereoisomers are compounds with same […] formula and same […] but different three dimensional orientation of atoms
molecular
connectivity
geometric isomers exist because of a […]-[…] double bond
carbon
carbon
many stereoisomers exist when a molecule is […]
chiral
can double bonds be moved around
no they are fixed, single bonds can move around
chirality is a […] property for some objects and molecules
symmetry
chiral objects/molecules have non-superimposable mirror images ([…] symmetry)
no
Achiral molecules/objects are super […] on (identical to) their mirror images ([…] symmetry)
imposable
have
enantiomers is a pair of non super […] mirror image stereoisomers
imposable
a dashy in a skeletal model is going […]
back, away
a wedgy in a skeletal model is going […]
out
in a Fischer projection, the main chain is drawn vertically with the most […] functional group at the top
oxidized
in a Fischer projection, all vertical bonds are understood to project away from the viewer ([…]) and all horizontal bonds are understood to project toward the viewer ([…])
dashes
wedges
what is the symbol for a chiral center
*
how many pairs of enantiomers does nature often produce
only one member of a pair
are enantiomers chiral
yes
e.g. amino acids
a chirality center is a tetrahedral carbon bonded to […] different atoms or groups of atoms
four
Fischer projections are used to draw molecules with […] centers.
chirality
from the Fischer projections, An intersection of horizontal and vertical lines =
chirality center
in a Fischer project, enantiomers are […] horizontal atoms at all chirality centers
opposite
in a fischer projection, enantiomers have the opposite arrangement of the atoms/groups on the horizontal bonds at every chirality center
yes