LEC Carbs (hindi q n 2 tinuloy) Flashcards
Compounds that contain a single carbonyl group and two or more hydroxyl groups
Monosaccharides
T/F: monosaccharides can still be hydrolyzed into simplex carbohydrates
F
General empirical formula of monosaccharides
Cn(H2O)n
Sugars linked by glycosidic bonds
Oligosaccharides
Formed when many monosaccharides are bonded together
Polysaccharides
Play a key role in processes that take place on the surface of cells, such as cell-cell interactions and immune recognition
Oligosaccharides
Essential structural components of several classes of organisms
Polysaccharides
Building blocks of all carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Monosaccharide containing an aldehyde group as part of its structure
Aldose
Monosaccharide containing a ketone group as part of its structure
Ketose
Simples monosaccharide that contains three carbon atoms
Triose
Give some examples of triose
Glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
A triose that does not contain a chiral carbon atom
Dihydroxyacetone
A triose that does not exist in nonsuperimposable mirror-image forms
Dihydroxyacetone
The simples carbohydrate that contains a chiral carbon
Glyceraldehyde