Lecture 6 - Carbohydrates Flashcards
1
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carbohydrate
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formula = (cnh20)n
2
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oligosaccharide
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2-10 units
3
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function
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metabolism and structure
4
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plamt wall
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celluslose
5
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bacterial wall
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murein
6
Q
insect exoskelton
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chtin
7
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extracellular matric
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glycoasminoglycans
8
Q
lectins
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recognise foregin cells
9
Q
simple monosaccahride
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triose
10
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1 chiral 2 enantimoer1
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diastereomers
11
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sterisomers for aldo sugar `
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2^n
12
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Aldo structure
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two chiral 4 sterisomers
13
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keto sugar
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2^n-1
14
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b glucose
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oh on top
15
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glycosidic bond
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locks in alpha or beta