Module 3: Monosaccharides Flashcards
What is the formula for Carbohydrates
C2 H2n On
Green plants produce carbohydrates via?
photosynthesis
What do green plants contain
chlorophyll
what are carbohydrates also referred to as
saccharides
from what greek words was “saccharides” derived from
sakcharon
C = O
polyhydroxy ketone
CHO
polyhydroxy aldehyde
a gram of digested carbohydrate give what amount of energy?
4cal
carbohydrates forms structural framewrok of what?
DNA and RNA molecules
list the different types of carbohydrates
- monosaccharides
- disaccharides
- oligosaccharides
- polysaccharides
- the simplest sugar
- contains a single polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone unit
monosaccharides
- contains 2 monosaccharide units that are convalently bonded
disaccharides
upon hydrolysis they produce monosaccharides
disaccharides
contains 2-10 monosaccharide units that are covalently bonded together
oligosaccharides
aka raffinose
trisaccharides
aka stachyose
tetrasaccharides
consists thousands of monosaccharide unit
polysaccharides
polymers of a single monosaccharide
homopolysaccharide
contains more than one kinds of monosaccharide
heteropolysaccharide
contains an aldehyde group
aldose
contains a ketone group
ketose
list the different classification of monosaccharides
- trioses
- hexoses
- pentoses
the parent member of the family of monosaccharides
trioses
final form of carbohydrates
trioses
this process refers to when carbohydrates are degraded into the the body
carbohydrate metabolism
a constituent of the heart muscle
D - lyxose
- intermediates in metabolic pathways
- important building blocks of RNA and DNA
D-ribose and Deoxyribose
list the 2 types of pentoses
aldopentoses and ketopentoses
list the 2 types of hexoses
aldohexos and ketohexoses
- most abundant hexose in nature
- also named grape sugar, blood sugar, and dextrose
D-Glucose
source off nourishment found in hospitals
D-Glucose
- milk sugar
- sythesized in humans
D-galactose
- called brain sugar
- used to differentiate blood types
D-galactose
- converted to usable glucose in the body
- found in certain bacteria, fungi, and plants
D-mannose