Chapter 5 Carbohydrates Flashcards

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Monosaccharide

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One sugar, encompasses the monomers

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Carbohydrate

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=sugar = saccharide
1. Monosaccharide
2. Oligosaccharide
3. Polysaccharide
Role of energy
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Oligosaccharide

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Few sugars ( small polymers)

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Polysaccharide

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“Many-sugars” ( large polymers)

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Aldose

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Carbonyl group at end of Carbon chain

Ex) glucose -> aldohexose

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Ketose

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Carbonyl group in middle of Carbon chain

Ex) fructose-> ketohexose

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Disaccharide

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Only 2 sugars are linked together

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Glycosidic linkage

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Monosaccharides polymerize when a condensation reaction occurs between two hydroxyl groups

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Polysaccharides differ in structure

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Delta -1,4 glycosidic linkage (cellulose)

Alpha-1, 4 glycosidic linkage ( starch, glycogen)

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Structural Polysaccharides-Starch

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Entirely alpha-1,4 glycosidic linkage

A storage in plant cell

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Structural Polysaccharides-Cellulose

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A structural support in cell walls of plant

A polymer delta 1,4 glycosidic linkage

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Structural Polysaccharides- Glycogen

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A highly BRANCHED storage in animal

A polymer of alpha 1, glycosidic linkage

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Glycoprotein

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Sugar+protein

Cells recognize another cell ( identify the type or species of the cell)

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