Chapter 5 Carbs, Lipids and Proteins: Part 1 Flashcards

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All living things are made up of 4 classes of large biological organic molecules:

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  • Carbohydrates*
  • Lipids
  • Proteins*
  • Nucleic acids*
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Macromolecules are POLYMERS

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large molecules composed of 1000s of covalently connected atoms

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3
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Define Polymer

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is a long molecule consisting of many similar small building- block molecules called monomers

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4
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Carbohydrates serve as…

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fuel & building material

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5
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Carbohydrates include sugar and….

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the polymers of sugar

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6
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Carbohydrate macromolecules

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are polysaccharides, polymers composed of many monosaccharide (sugar) building blocks

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7
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dehydration reaction

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occurs when two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule

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8
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hydrolysis

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a reaction that is essentially the reverse of the dehydration reaction

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9
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Polymers are disassembled to monomers by

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hydrolysis

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10
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Monosaccharides

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(the simplest single sugars) have molecular formulas that are usually multiples of CH2O

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11
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Glucose (C6H12O6)

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most common monosaccharide

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12
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carbonyl group

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aldose or ketose

& the number of carbons in the carbon skeleton

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13
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sugars form

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rings

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14
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disaccharide

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is formed when a dehydration reaction joins two monosaccharides

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15
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glycosidic linkage

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covalent bond

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16
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Polysaccharides

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the polymers of sugars, have storage & structural roles

17
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Structure & function of a polysaccharide are determined by

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its sugar monomers and the positions of glycosidic linkages

18
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STARCH

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storage polysaccharide of plants, consists of entirely glucose monomers

19
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Simplest form of starch is?

20
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GLYCOGEN

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storage polysaccharide in animals

21
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Humans & other vertebrates store glycogen

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mainly in liver and muscle cells

22
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cellulose

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(Polysaccharide)major component of the tough walls of plant cells

23
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Polymers with (a) glucose (as in starch) are

24
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Polymers with (B) glucose (as in cellulose) are

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straight structures
H atoms on 1 strand can bond with OH groups on other strands
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Parallel cellulose molecules held together this way are grouped into microfibrils
which form strong building materials for plants
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Define CELLULOSE
Enzymes that digest starch by hydrolyzing  linkages can’t hydrolyze  linkages in cellulose
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Cellulose in human food passes through digestive tract as insoluble fiber
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CHITIN
Found in exoskeleton of | arthropods AND Provides structural support for cell walls of fungi