saccharides biochem Flashcards
Sucrose
Dissacharide
Fructose
Dissacharide
Maltose
Dissacharide
Simple sugars
Monosaccharide
Glycosidic bonds
Dissacharide
Largest carbhydrate
Polysaccharide
Provide energy
Polysaccharide
Two monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Many common sugars
Disaccharide
Ring structure
Monosaccharide
Fundamental units
Monosaccharide
Complicated structure
Polysaccharide
Provide structure
Polysaccharide
Intracellular communication
Polysaccharide
Starch
Polysaccharide
Glycogen
Polysaccharide
Cellulose
Polysaccharide
3 Main types of polysaccharides
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose
2 major functions of polysaccharides
Storage of energy, Providing structure
Living organisms like animals, fungi, bacteria and other living organisms like humans need polysaccharide to be able to?
Turn glucose in the form of glycogen for later use
Cellulose is important for?
Plants to have structural organization
Starch is important for?
Plants to be able to store energy or primary sources of food energy for humans
What is glycogen?
A highly branched polysaccharide that all vertebrates use to store glucose