Lecture 3 - Carbs and Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
monomers to polymers
A
dehydration reaction
2
Q
roles of carbohydrates
A
- energy storage
-transport molecules
-structural components
3
Q
maltose
A
a glucose + a glucose
4
Q
lactose
A
b galactose + glucose
5
Q
sucrose
A
a glucose + b fructose
6
Q
role of polysaccharides
A
-storage
-framework of nucleic acids
-structural elements
7
Q
types of starch
A
amlose and amylopectin
8
Q
storage polysaccharide in animals
A
glycogen
9
Q
structural polysaccharide in plants
A
cellulose
10
Q
structural polysaccharides in fungi and arthropods
A
chitin
11
Q
what are nucleic acids
A
informational macromolecules
12
Q
pyrmidines
A
cytosine
thymine
uracil
13
Q
bond between nucleic acids
A
phosphodiester linkage
14
Q
carbohydrate bond
A
glycosidic linkage
15
Q
which formation of base rotates around the sugar
A
syn
