Topic 4&5 - Carbohydrates & Lipids Flashcards
Monosaccharide
A carbohydrate made up of a single sugar residue
Disaccharide
A carbohydrate made up of two sugar residues
Oligosaccharide
A carbohydrate made up of 3-10 sugar residues
Polysaccharide
A carbohydrate made up of more than 10 sugar residues
Aldose
A carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is an aldehyde.
Ketose
A carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is a ketone
Lipid
A biological molecule that is largely hydrophobic and thus insoluble in water
Fatty Acid
A carboxylic acid with a long hydrocarbon side chain
Amphiphillic
A molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic
Amphipathic
A molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic
Saturated
A fatty acid that is fully reduced, thus contains no double (or triple) bonds
Unsaturated
A fatty acid containing double bonds
CH3(CH2)10COOH
Systematic Name: Dodecanoic acid
Common Name: Lauric Acid
Symbol: 12:0
Saturated Fatty Acid
CH3(CH2)12COOH
Systematic Name: Tetradecanoic acid
Common Name: Myristic Acid
Symbol: 14:0
Saturated Fatty Acid
CH3(CH2)14COOH
Systematic Name: Hexadecanoic acid
Common Name: Palmitic Acid
Symbol: 16:0
Saturated Fatty Acid