Exam 5 Flashcards
Contain an aldehyde or ketone and multiple alcohols
Carbohydrates
What is another name for saccharides?
Carbohydrates
What are the functions of carbohydrates?
Energy production
Carbon supply for making cell parts
Energy storage
Structure of certain cells and tissues
What are the 3 classes of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
What is an achiral carbon?
Superimposable on mirror image
What is a chiral carbon?
Non-superimposable on mirror image
What is a chiral MOLECULE?
Has at least one carbon atom bonded to 4 different groups
What is a D notation?
the -OH is on the right of the bottom most CHIRAL carbon
What is an L notation?
the -OH is on the left of the bottom most CHIRAL carbon
3 carbon atoms
triose
4 carbon atoms
tetrose
5 carbon atoms
pentose
6 carbon atoms
hexose
What does a ketone look like?
Has a C double bond O on the interior
What does an aldehyde look like?
Has an O double bonded to a C on the outside
What are the important monosaccharides?
Glucose Fructose Galactose Ribose Deoxyribose
Most important simple sugar
AKA Dextrose
Doesn’t need to be broken down
Makes up starch, cellulose, glycogen, sucrose, lactose and maltose
Glucose
Sweetest carbohydrate AKA Levulose or fruit sugar Found in fruit juices and honey Converts to glucose in the body Used widely in the food and beverage industry
Fructose
Part of lactose
Used in cell membranes of brain and nervous system
Galactose
Only slightly sweet
Component of ATP
Component of RNA
Ribose
Used in synthesis of DNA
Deoxyribose
Properties of monosaccharides
Taste sweet White crystalline solids High melting points Extremely soluble in water Easily oxidized and reduced Exist primarily in cyclic structures
Two monosaccharides linked together by hydrolysis
Disaccharides
Glucose + fructose
Table sugar
Obtained from sugar cane and sugar beets
Sucrose
Glucose + galactose
Milk sugar
Found in milk and milk products
Lactose
Glucose + glucose
Malt sugar - used in cereals, candies, and brewing
Obtained from the hydrolysis of starch
Maltose
Can disaccharides be absorbed by the human digestive system?
No
______ ______ break disaccharides apart into monosaccharides
digestive enzymes
3 important polysaccharides
Starch
Cellulose
Glycogen
Alpha glucose units
How glucose is stored in plants
Two main forms - amylose & amylopectin
Used by plants and herbivores as fuel
Starch
Beta glucose units
Major component of woody plants and fibers
Rigid and insoluble in water
Humans can’t break this down
Cellulose
Also called animal starch
Main carbohydrate store in animals
Found in muscles and liver
Glycogen
Organic molecules that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents
Lipids
Functions of lipids
Energy Protection and insulation Cell membrane structure Hormones Vitamins
4 main groups of lipids
Fatty acids
Glycerides
Nonglyceride lipids
Complex lipids
Only single carbon bonds Stack in a regular closely packed structure Strong interactions between chains High melting points Solid at room temp Mainly obtained from animal sources Called "fats" Found in meats, whole milk, butter, cheese, etc.
Saturated fatty acids
Contain one or more cis double bonds Cis bonds "kink" the chain so they cannot pack closely Few attractions between chains Low melting points Liquids at room temperature Mainly obtained from plant sources Called "oils" Found in olives, safflowers, corn, etc.
Unsaturated fatty acids
What does “essential” mean in essential fatty acids?
It means that they cannot be produced In the body
Fatty acids react with alcohols to form esters and water
Esterification
10 carbons
decanoic acid
12 carbons
dodecanoic acid
14 carbons
tetradecanoic acid
16 carbons
hexadecanoic acid
18 carbons
octadecanoic acid
20 carbons
eicosanoic acid
Hydrogen added to both sides of double bond in unsaturated fatty acids
hydrogenation