Chemistry Test 5 Flashcards
highly specialized type of protein…
enzymes
enzymes function primarily as ________
organic catalysts
agents which may alter chemical reactions without itself being permanently changed.
catalyst
naming of enzymes
nomeclature
compound or type of compound upon which an enzyme works
substrate
most enzymes are named by adding ______ to the root of the name of the ___________
ASE
Substrate
two general classes of enzymes
- proteases
2. lipasses
enzymes which breakdown proteins
proteases
enzymes which breakdown lipids
lipases
those enzymes catalyzing the decomposition of human remains generally are ___________ & __________ in nature…
Proteolytic & Hydrolytic
dissolves protein
proteolytic
mediate hydrolysis reaction
hydrolytic
two distinct sources of putrefactive catalysts
- saprophytic bacteria
2. lysosomes
a unique characteristic of lysosomes
autolysis
self-cell digestion (a unique characteristic of lysosomes’s ability to digest surrounding cellular substances) is referred to as…
autolysis
carbohydrates are composed of ______, ______, and _________
carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
carbohydrates are structurally ______ and ______ derivatives of _____ alcohols
aldehyde
ketone
polyhydroxy
carbohydrates will have at least ______ OH groups since they are polyhydroxy alcohols.
4
note…
This definition has 3 important aspects: Carbs
1) It designates what elements are present in carbohydrates.
2) It indicates to expect either the aldehyde or keytone group.
3) It indicates the alcohol’s functional group is present. ( OH Hydroxy)
carbohydrates are classified into what 3 groups?
- monosaccharides
- disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
simple sugars which cannot be hydrolyzed into smaller carbohydrate molecules.
monosaccharides
examples of monosaccharides
Glucose
Fructose
Hexose
any substance ending in OSE is a…
sugar
normal sugar of blood, it should be present in blood
glucose
molecular formula for glucouse
C6H12O6
glucose is a….
hexose & aldose
fruit sugar…a sugar derived from ketones.
fructose
fructose is a….
Hexose & Ketose
glucose and fructose occur…
freely in nature
sugar derived from alcohol
aldose
results from a reaction between the aldehyde or ketone functional group and an alcohol functional group within one sugar molecule
ketose
or aldose
Monosaccharides by name that are based on the number of carbons.
Triose Tetrose Pentrose Hexose Heptose
Tetrose contains how many carbons?
4
heptose contains how many carbons?
7
triose contains how many carbons
3
hexose contains how many carbons?
6
pentrose contains how many carbons?
5
carbohydrates that can be hydrolyzed into 2 monosaccharides. Formed when 2 monosaccharides combine by splitting a molecule of water.
dissacharides
3 major dissaccharides
- lactose
- maltose
- sucrose
malt sugar…
maltose
table sugar
sucrose
milk sugar
lactose
sugar found in germinating grains
maltose
type of sugar that derives from sugar cane/sugar beets
sucrose
the basis for lactic acid in milk
lactose
those carbohydrates which yield many (3 or more) monosaccharides upon hydrolysis.
Polysaccharides