CHO Flashcards
Monosaccharides
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
Condensation
A carbon on a monosaccharide bond with the oxygen of another –> release one molecule of H2O
Hydrolysis
The disaccharide bond breaks and require one molecule of water to complete the two monosaccharide
Oligosaccharides
3-10 monomeric units
i.e. Raffinose, Stachyose, Verbascose
Fructans (3-50 residues)
Raffinose, Stachyose, Verbascose
short-chain sugars of galactose, glucose & fructose.
- undigestable by endogenous enzymes - fermented by large intestine bacteria
Fructans
- fructose residues attached to single glucose
- insignificant gut hydrolysis
- fermented by large intestine bacteria
Polysaccharides
multiple sugar units
Starch (polymer of D-glucose)
- 2 forms amylose or amylopectin - major carbohydrate in diet - found in grains, vegetables, legumes
Glycogen
- Highly branched chains of glucose units
[ a 1-4 , a- 1-6 branching]
- Body’s storage form of carbohydrate
amylose & amylopectin
- Starch granules – semi-crystaline insoluble in water, retarding digestion.
- On heating with water semi-crystaline disrupted
- Random conformation readily assessable
- Cooling recrystalisation
Glucose + glucose
Maltose
α-1,4 glycosidic bond
Cellobiose
β-1,4 glycosidic bond
Glucose + fructose
Sucrose
α-1,5 glycosidic bond
Rapidly digestible starch (RDS)
- found in freshly cooked starch foods
- Rapid digestion
Slowly digestible starch (SDS)
- found in most raw cereals
- Slow digestion
Type of starch
Rapidly digestible starch (RDS)
Slowly digestible starch (SDS)
Resistant starch (RS)
- Physically inaccessible
- Resistant granules
- Retrograded amylose
Physically inaccessible resistant starch (RS)
in raw potato/banana
Resistant granules resistant starch (RS)
Cooked potato cooled
Retrograded amylose resistant starch (RS)
Bread, cornflakes
Resistant starch (RS)
Partly milled grain/seeds
Total Fiber =
Dietary Fiber + Functional Fiber
- Indigestible chains of monosaccharides
- Nonstarch polysaccharides: long chains
- Found in fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes
Fiber types
[ i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins, gums, mucilages
Lignins, beta-Glucans, Chitin and Chitosan ]
CHO function in body
- Digestion and absorption
- Normal Use of Glucose
- Using Glucose for Energy
- Storing Glucose as Glycogen
- Sparing Body Protein
- Preventing Ketosis
Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption
Mouth - Salivary amylase begins digestion of starch
Small intestine - Pancreatic amylase completes starch digestion / Brush border enzymes digest disaccharides
End products of carbohydrate digestion- Glucose, fructose, galactose –> Absorbed into bloodstream
Fibers are not digested- Fermented in gut or excreted in feaces
Pre-stomach Digestion
Salivary amylase : a 1-4 endoglycosidase
- to cleaves internal a1-4 glycosidic bond within a poly or oligosaccharide
Cannot attack a1-4 linkase close to 1-6 branch points.
Break into:
a Limit dextrins/ maltotriose/ maltose/ isomaltose
Stomach Digestion
- Not much carbohydrate digestion
- Acid and pepsin to unfold proteins
- Ruminants have four stomachs with extensive microbial populations to breakdown and anaerobically ferment feed
Small Intestine
has Pancreatic enzymes: a-amylase
cleave amylose –> maltotriose & maltose
cleave amylopectin –> maltotriose & maltose & a Limit dextrins
Break down of a- Limit dextrins involves enzymes:
[6] Glucoamylase (maltase) or a-dextrinase [twice] [4] --> a-dextrinase [3] --> maltase [2] --> sucrase [1 ]
Alpha dextinase
cleaves 1,6-alpha glucosidic linkages