Nutrition Review and Other Random Shit From Lecture 3 Flashcards
What are the types of monosaccharides?
altoses and ketoses
What are the types of disaccharides?
maltose, cellobiose, lactose, and sucrose
When is maltose released?
during starch digestion
When is cellobiose released?
during cellulose digestion
What can cellobiose be broken down by?
only by microbes
Where is lactose found?
exclusively in milk
What is the difference between amylopectin and glycogen?
glycogen is very similar to ammylopectin, it is just more branchedd
What are plant cell walls made up of?
cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins, and lignin
What percentage of the cell wall is cellulose?
50%
What is capable of breaking up the cellulose linkage?
cellulase
Where is cellulase found?
only in cellulolytic bacteria which is why cows and horses are so dependent on bacteria
What percentage of the cell wall is hemicellulose?
15-30%
What is capable of breaking up the hemicellulose linkage?
hemicellulases
What are hemicellulases only present in?
bacteria
What percentage of the cell wall are pectins?
5-10%
What are the function of pectins?
they act as cement between the other structural carbohydrates of non-woody portions of plant cell walls
What are pectins broken down by?
pectic enzymes
What percentage of the cell wall is made up of lignin?
20-30%