Lessons 5/6 Flashcards

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Glucose

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Am aldohexose
Aka dextrose, grape sugar, blood sugar
Broken down directly in the body via glycolysis to release energy

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Galactose

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An aldohexose
Part of milk sugar
Must be converted to glucose before being broken down for energy

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Fructose

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A ketohexose
Aka fruit sugar or levulose
C=B on C2 gives 5membered hemiketal structure in cyclic form

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3
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Monosaccharides combine through ____ groups with loss of water in a _____________ reaction

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OH groups, condensation

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4
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Lactose

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Milk sugar

Made from glucose and galactose

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5
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Action of lactase reforms the monosaccharides through a ________ reaction

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Hydrolysis

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6
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Sucrose

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Disaccharide
Aka cane sugar or table sugar
Major simple carbohydrates in plants

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7
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Starch

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Composed of amylose and amylopectin

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8
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Cellulose

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From animals: glycogen
B1~>4
Linear

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9
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Amylose

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A1~>4

Linear

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Glycogen

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Storage molecules in animals

Structure like amylopectin but branches shorter and more frequent

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11
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Amylopectin

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A branched version of amylose

A1~>6

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12
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Reducing sugar

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Anomeric carbon on opposite sides

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13
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Non reducing sugar

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Anomeric carbon are in the link

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14
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In Benedict’s test, aldehydes are oxidized causing the reduction of?

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Cu 2+ ions

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15
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What gives a positive test in Benedict’s test?

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Reducing sugar

16
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Chylomicrons

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Lowest density

Take TGs from gut to tissues

17
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VLDL

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Very low density

Synthesized TGs from liver to Other tissues

18
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LDL

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Can cause heart disease

19
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HDL

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Good cholesterol

20
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Components of membrane

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Phospholipids proteins carbohydrates

21
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Diffusion

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High to low passive

22
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Osmosis

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Diffusion of solvent across a semipermeable membrane

23
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Facilitated diffusion

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Needs a carrier to carry bigger molecules

24
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Active transport

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Needs energy to move against gradient

25
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Hypotonic

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Swell burst water rushes in

26
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Hypertonic

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Cell shrivels and water rushes out