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chapter 14; Carbohydrates: Structure and Function Flashcards

1
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half of the carbon on earth is found in carbohydrates (mostly polysaccharides)

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yes

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2
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what is the general formula for carbohydrates

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(CH2O)n

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carbohydrates are polyols that contain either an aldehyde or ketone function group

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true

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4
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carbohydrates have names that typically end in […]

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-ose
e.g. lactose fructose glucose

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in a Fischer projection, enantiomers have the […] configuration (switched horizontal groups) at […] chirality center

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opposite
every

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in a model and in a structure, switching any […] groups on the chirality center produces the

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enantiomer

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7
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carbohydrates are classified by the number of […] produced when hydrolyzed in the presence of a catalysts

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monosaccharides

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what is the simplest type of carbohydrates that only have one sugar and cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler ones + is the sweetest monosaccharides

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monosaccharides

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9
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what is type of carbohydrate means two sugars and reacts with water to produce two monosaccharides

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disaccharides

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what type of carbohydrate means a “few sugars” and can be hydrolyzed into a few monosaccharides

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oligosaccharides
(3-10 sugars)

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what type of carbohydrate means many sugars and can be hydrolyzed into many monosaccharides

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polysaccharides
e.g. starch, cellulose, pectin

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12
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polysaccharides = biological polymers with monosaccharides as monomers

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yes

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monosaccharides exist as stereoisomers

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yes

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14
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stereoisomers are compounds with same […] formula and same […] but different three dimensional orientation of atoms

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molecular
connectivity

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15
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geometric isomers exist because of a […]-[…] double bond

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carbon
carbon

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16
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many stereoisomers exist when a molecule is […]

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chiral

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17
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can double bonds be moved around

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no they are fixed, single bonds can move around

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18
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chirality is a […] property for some objects and molecules

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symmetry

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19
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chiral objects/molecules have non-superimposable mirror images ([…] symmetry)

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no

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20
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Achiral molecules/objects are super […] on (identical to) their mirror images ([…] symmetry)

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imposable
have

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21
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enantiomers is a pair of non super […] mirror image stereoisomers

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imposable

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22
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a dashy in a skeletal model is going […]

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back, away

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23
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a wedgy in a skeletal model is going […]

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out

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24
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in a Fischer projection, the main chain is drawn vertically with the most […] functional group at the top

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oxidized

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25
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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 ([…])

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dashes
wedges

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26
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what is the symbol for a chiral center

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*

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27
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how many pairs of enantiomers does nature often produce

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only one member of a pair

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28
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are enantiomers chiral

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yes
e.g. amino acids

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29
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a chirality center is a tetrahedral carbon bonded to […] different atoms or groups of atoms

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four

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30
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Fischer projections are used to draw molecules with […] centers.

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chirality

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31
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from the Fischer projections, An intersection of horizontal and vertical lines =

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chirality center

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32
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in a Fischer project, enantiomers are […] horizontal atoms at all chirality centers

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opposite

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33
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in a fischer projection, enantiomers have the opposite arrangement of the atoms/groups on the horizontal bonds at every chirality center

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yes

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34
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in a Fischer projection the horizontal lines in a chirality center will be wedges. and the vertical lines in a chirality center will be dashes.

35
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in the Fischer projection dashes are going [away or toward]

36
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in a Fischer projection are dashes going away or toward

37
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when rotating a skeletal line, does the wedge go on the left or the right of the Fischer projection

38
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when rotating a skeletal line structure, will the dashy be on the left or right side in a Fischer projection

39
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an aldehyde is a carbon double bonded to an […] and have […] oxidation

A

oxygen
high

40
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racemic mixture is […] : […] mix of enantiomers. used if both enantiomers of a drug are safe or if one is inactive

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50
50
e.g. ibuprofen; S-ibuprofen is an analgesic (active), but R0ibuprofen is inactive ant not harmful so its okay to have both. (expensive to separate since some inactive can be harmful)

41
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a pair of enantiomers have […] physical and chemical properties. However, in a chiral environment, enantiomers exhibit […] properties

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identical
different

42
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can enantiomers differ in their rotation of plane polarized light

43
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in dextrorotatory, does one enantiomer rotate clockwise or counterpoise

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clockwise (+,d)

44
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in levorotatory does the enantiomer rotate clockwise or counterclockwise

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counterclockwise (-,l)

45
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are 50:50 mixes (racemic mixture) of enantiomers optically active or inactive

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optically inactive

46
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are achiral compounds are optically active or inactive

47
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diastereomers are stereoisomers that are same at […] or more chiral centers but […] all chiral centers

48
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diastereomers have the the opposite configuration at one or more - but not […] - chirality centers

49
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do carbohydrate diastereomers have the same or different names

50
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enantiomers have […]- and […]- designations

51
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what are the diastereomers that are produced in nature

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D- Erythrose
D-Threose

52
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maximum of 2^n isomers for a molecule with n chirality centers;

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  • one chirality center: 21 or 2 stereoisomers possible
  • Three chirality centers: 23 or 8 stereoisomers possible
53
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glucose has four chiral centers, and therefore, there are […] possible stereoisomers of glucose

54
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complex carbohydrates are derived from […] or […] monosaccharides. focus is on […] bond that joins monosaccharides including stereochemistry

A

two
more
glycosidic bond
- include
disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides

55
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polysaccharides are biological polymers, [small or large] molecules composed of repeating structural units (monomers)

56
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most polysaccharides are composed of […]-glucose but differ in the type of glycosidic linkages

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D
e.g.
starch, glycogen, and cellulose

57
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cell markers are […] carbohydrate chains on the […] of our cells

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unique
surfaces

58
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cell markers allow immune cells to […] our cells from cells of other organisms. most are oligosaccharides bonded to […] or […] in cell membrane. cause of rejection post organ transplant

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distinguish
proteins
lipids

59
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what type of blood is an universal donor that can donate to recipients of any blood type. And can accept blood from that type of donor

60
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what type of blood is a universal recipient that can accept blood from donor of any blood type. can donate only to other recipients

61
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what do human cells need a constant supply of to produce energy

62
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blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by […]

63
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what are the normal fasting glucose levels

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70-110 mg/dL

64
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hyperglycemic is when blood glucose levels are consistently […] than normal

65
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when making a L- or D- enantiomer do all horizontal lines (at the chiral center) swap with each other

66
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Is galactose a mono do ogli or polysaccharide

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Mono saccharide

67
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Is starch a mono di ogli or polysaccharide

A

Polysaccharide

68
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Is C12H22O11 a mono di ogli or poly saccharide

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Disaccharide

69
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Cellular markers are covalently bond to proteins and lipids in the cell membrane and project outward from the cell membrane into the extracellular fluid.

70
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When naming an enantiomer what are the options

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L- or D-
When one is named D- the other is L- vice versa

71
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monosaccharides exist predominantly in their […] forms rather
than their […] chain forms

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ring
straight

72
Q

Type AB contains both type A and type B markers

73
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type O can receive blood from […]

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O because it is a universal donor

74
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type A blood can receive blood from […], and […]

75
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blood type B can receive blood from […] and […]

76
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blood type AB can receive blood from […], […], […], and […]

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A
B
AB
O
all because it is a universal recipient

77
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when there are low/” a fall” glucose levels in the liver, the pancreas stops releasing insulin and releases […]

78
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glucagon signals the liver to hydrolyze […] from glycogen

79
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liver cells release glucose to blood, casing blood glucose levels to rise

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yes, when there is low blood sugar

80
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when there are high glucose levels in the liver, the pancreas releases […]

81
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insulin mobilizes “glucose transporters” to cell surfaces triggering cells to take up glucose from […]

82
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insulin directs liver cells to convert glucose to […]

83
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type 1 diabetes begins in […]. it is […] disease; where the body destroys insulin […] cells. the lack of insulin triggers the liver to make glucose by alternative biochemical pathway, one activated by […]. treatment requires insulin injections/pump and careful […]

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childhood
autoimmune
producing
starvation
diet

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type II diabetes is insulin […] diabetes. appears in […]. cells do not […] to insulin (glucose transporters not mobilized)

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resistant
adulthood
respond

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