Lecture 19: Carbohydrate structure

Question 1

in _____ isomers, the order of atoms changes

Answer 1

constitutional

Question 2

constitutional isomers are _______

Answer 2

tautomers

Question 3

_____ have the same connectivity but different spatial organizations

Answer 3

stereoisomers

Question 4

_____ isomers have chiral carbons

Answer 4

configurational

Question 5

______ are mirror images of all chiral centers

Answer 5

enantiomers

Question 6

____ are not mirror images overall

Answer 6

diastereomers

Question 7

_____ differ at anomeric C only

Answer 7

anomers

Question 8

_____ differ at any other C than the anomeric C

Answer 8

epimers

Question 9

_____ isomers have reversible rotation changes

Answer 9

conformational

Question 10

What is the only L-monosaccharide made and used by mammals?

Answer 10

fucose

Question 11

What happens if there is excess free fucose?

Answer 11

liver damage, cancer, diabetes, heart disease

Question 12

describe fucose

Answer 12

galactose derivative

part of A/B/O blood antigens

Question 13

What are the roles of polysaccharides?

Answer 13

glucose storage
structure
protein diversity