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Topic 4&5 - Carbohydrates & Lipids Flashcards

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Monosaccharide

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A carbohydrate made up of a single sugar residue

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Disaccharide

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A carbohydrate made up of two sugar residues

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Oligosaccharide

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A carbohydrate made up of 3-10 sugar residues

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Polysaccharide

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A carbohydrate made up of more than 10 sugar residues

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Aldose

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A carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is an aldehyde.

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Ketose

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A carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is a ketone

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Lipid

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A biological molecule that is largely hydrophobic and thus insoluble in water

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Fatty Acid

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A carboxylic acid with a long hydrocarbon side chain

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Amphiphillic

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A molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic

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Amphipathic

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A molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic

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Saturated

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A fatty acid that is fully reduced, thus contains no double (or triple) bonds

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Unsaturated

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A fatty acid containing double bonds

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CH3(CH2)10COOH

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Systematic Name: Dodecanoic acid

Common Name: Lauric Acid

Symbol: 12:0

Saturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)12COOH

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Systematic Name: Tetradecanoic acid

Common Name: Myristic Acid

Symbol: 14:0

Saturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)14COOH

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Systematic Name: Hexadecanoic acid

Common Name: Palmitic Acid

Symbol: 16:0

Saturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)16COOH

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Systematic Name: Octadecanoic acid

Common Name: Stearic Acid

Symbol: 18:0

Saturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)18COOH

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Systematic Name: Eicosanoic acid

Common Name: Arachidic Acid

Symbol: 20:0

Saturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)5CH=CH(CH2)7COOH

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Systematic Name: 9-Hexadecanoic acid

Common Name: Palmitoleic acid

Symbol: 16:1n-7

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH

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Systematic Name: 9-Octadecanoic acid

Common Name: Oleic Acid

Symbol: 18:1n-9

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)2(CH2)6COOH

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Systematic Name: 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid

Common Name: Linoleic Acid

Symbol: 18:2n-6

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)3(CH2)6COOH

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Systematic Name: 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid

Common Name: α-Linolenic acid

Symbol: 18:3n-3

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)4(CH2)2COOH

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Systematic Name: 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid

Common Name: Arachidonic acid

Symbol: 20:4n-6

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)5(CH2)2COOH

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Systematic Name: 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid

Common Name: EPA

Symbol: 20:5n-3

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)6CH2COOH

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Systematic Name: 4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosohexenoic acid

Common Name: DHA

Symbol: 22:6n-3

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

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Glyceraldehyde

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Saturated Fatty Acids

12: 0
14: 0
16: 0
18: 0
20: 0

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Dodecanoic Acid/Lauric Acid

Tetradecanoic Acid/Myristic Acid

Hexadecanoic Acid/Palmitic Acid

Octadecanoic Acid/Stearic Acid

Eicosanoic Acid/Arachidic Acid

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16: 1n-7
18: 1n-9
18: 2n-6
18: 3n-3
20: 4n-6
20: 5n-3
22: 6n-3

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9-Hexadecenoic Acid/Palmitoleic Acid

9-Octadecenoic Acid/Oleic Acid

9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid/Linoleic Acid

9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic Acid/α-Linolenic acid

5,8,11,15-Eicosatetraenoic Acid/Arachionic Acid

5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid/EPA

4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosohexenoic Acid/DHA

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16:1n-7/9-Hexadecenoic Acid

18: 1n-9/9-Octadecenoic Acid
18: 2n-6/9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid
18: 3n-3/9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic Acid
20: 4n-6/5,8,11,15-Eicosatetraenoic Acid
20: 5n-3/5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
22: 6n-3/4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosohexenoic Acid

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Palmitoleic Acid

Oleic Acid

Linoleic Acid

α-Linolenic acid

Arachionic Acid

EPA

DHA

Biochem 153A (13 decks)

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