CHO Flashcards
1
Q
glucose
A
“blood sugar” comp disacc. (mono)
2
Q
fructose
A
“fruit sugar” comp fructan (mono)
3
Q
galacotose
A
“milk sugar” comp lactose (mono)
4
Q
arabinose
A
comp pectin (mono)
5
Q
xylose
A
comp polysacc hemicellulose (mono)
6
Q
sucrose
A
“table sugar” glucose and fructose (dia)
7
Q
lactose
A
“milk sugar” galatose and glucose (B 1,4) (dia)
8
Q
cellobiose
A
glucose and glucose (B 1,4)(dia)
9
Q
maltose
A
glucose and glucose (A 1.4) (dia)
10
Q
starch
A
amylose (linear unbranch) and amylopectin(highly branched) (alpha) (poly)
11
Q
glycogen
A
alpha, synthesized stored in liver and muscle (poly)
12
Q
cellulose
A
(B 1,4) abundant in nature (poly)
13
Q
fructan
A
water soluble chain of fructose (poly)
14
Q
Beta-glucan
A
water soluble chain of glucose (poly)
15
Q
Hemicellulose
A
beta 1,4 linked sugar, bound to cellulose and cross link to lignin (mix poly)
