sugar and lipid Flashcards

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Hemiacetal

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The functional group formed when an alcohol and aldehyde functional group combine. It contains a tetrahedral carbon bonded to −OH
and −OR

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Amphipathic

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they have a side that is polar (head), and another side that’s not polar (tail).

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diastereomer

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A stereoisomer that is not a mirror image. Diastereomers exist for molecules with more than one chiral center.

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esterification

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A condensation reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol to form an ester.

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Enantiomers

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Compounds containing at least one chiral center that are nonsuperimposable mirror images.

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hydrolysis

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A decomposition reaction involving the breaking of one large organic molecule into two smaller molecules. H2O is also a reactant. The reverse reaction is condensation.

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Chiral

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Carbon attach to four different groups

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