Review set 3 Flashcards
Name 3 Monosaccharides
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Glucose, Galactose, Fructose
Name Disaccharides
Sucrose which is the combination of Glucose and fructose
Name 3 polysaccherides
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose
Carbohydrates are
sugars and starches
What are Monosaccharides
“single sugars” – General formula = CnH2nOn
3 types (based on number of carbon atoms)
Trioses (3 carbons) = C3H6O3
Pentoses (5 carbons) = C5H10O5
Hexoses (6 carbons) = C6H12O
What are Disaccharides
2 sugars
What are polysaccharides
Many sugars
Monosaccharides example in Animals and plants
Glucose, galactose, fructose
Animals: Glucose: Chemical fuel for cellular respiration (ATP)
Plants: Fructose: Fruit sugar (makes them sweet)
Disaccharides example in Animals and plants
Maltose, lactose, sucrose
Animal: Lactose: Milk sugars for feeding young
Plants: Sucrose: form of sugar transported from leaves to other locations
Polysaccharides example in Animals and plants
Starch, glycogen, cellulose (all made of glucose, but put together differently = different structure = different functions)
Animals: Glycogen: Stores glucose in liver/ muscle cells
Plants: Cellulose: makes up plant cell walls (𝛽-glucose subunits; are linear and have high tensile strength)
Starch: stores glucose; made of α-glucose subunits (2 forms: amylose and amylopectin)
Order in how saccharides go? ie first second third
Processes used to help with making and breaking
Monosaccharides —> Disaccharides —> Polysaccharides
—–> Condensation and Hydrolysis
Lipids are
Oils and fats
Uses for Lipids
Used in long-term energy storage
Stored as triglycerides in adipose (fat) cells
Can be hydrolyzed and used to fuel cellular respiration to make ATP (if little to no glucose is available) – used in link reaction to make acetyl CoA
Also provide insulation (blubber)/ cushioning, and act as structural components of cell membranes (phospholipids)
Contain twice as much energy (per gram) as carbohydrates, but are insoluble in water as their structures are dominated by nonpolar covalent bonds
What are lipids made of
glycerol bonded to up to 3 fatty acid chains
Making or Breaking saccharides
Condensation reactions create ester linkages between glycerol and fatty acids. Hydrolysis reactions break ester linkages between glycerol and fatty acids.
Fatty acids in lipids are
hydrocarbon chains that vary in length (number of carbons, usually 11-23) and in the number and locations of double bonds
All fatty acids have
a carboxyl group at one end (COOH) and a methyl group (CH3) at the other end (called the “omega” end)
All Fatty acids are either
saturated or unsaturated
Saturated fatty acids everything you need to know/ what does the structure look like?
Saturated fatty acids have no C=C double bonds (they are “saturated,” or “maxed out” with the carbon atoms being bonded to as many hydrogen atoms as possible – they form linear fatty acid chains)
Linear/ straight (no C=C double bonds)
Animal fats are saturated fats
Diets rich in contribute to CHD, high LDL cholesterol, atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, clots/ thrombosis
Unsaturated fatty acids
have one or more C=C double bonds between carbon atoms (forming bends or “kinks” in the fatty acid chains) Bent/ kinked
Monounsaturated fatty acids have one C=C double bond
Polyunsaturated fatty acids have two or more C=C double bonds
Omega-3 fatty acids (1st C=C double
bond is on 3rd carbon from omega/ methyl end)
Omega-6 fatty acids (1st C=C double bond is on
6th carbon from omega/ methyl end)
Note: C=C bonds with hydrogen atoms on SAME side = CIS
C=C bonds with hydrogen atoms on OPPOSITE sides = TRANS
HAS A BEND IN THE STURUCTURE
What does food proccessing do to Polyunsaturated fats?
Polyunsaturated fats are often hydrogenated (or partially hydrogenated) in food processing
Hydrogen atoms are added to the molecules, eliminating some (or all) of the C=C double bonds/ kinks and bends in the fatty acid chain (straightens, or partially straightens fatty acid molecule)
WHY? Higher melting temperatures (crispier french fries from hydrogenated oils due to higher oil temp, chocolate coatings/ baked goods etc. do not melt on shelves/ have longer shelf lives, “butters” are more spreadable etc.)
Cis vs Trans fat explain structure
Cis has a kink where it is double bonded trans does not have a kink where it is double bonded.
Why is trans fat problematic?
Trans double bonds are not fully recognized by enzymes that break down fats in the body (not the right shape!), causing them to remain in the bloodstream for extended amounts of time.
Trans fats in the diet ARE eventually incorporated into living tissues (as best as they can be), but because they are unnatural fats, they do not properly bind to natural enzymes etc. in the body, contributing to:
High cholesterol, heart disease, liver dysfunction, cardiovascular disease