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Unit 2: carbohydrates Flashcards

1
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when the carbonyl is in the end of a chain

A

aldo

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2
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when carbonyl is in the middle of a chain

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keto

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3
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different carbon names are based on how many

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carbon

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4
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carbon name for 2,3.4,5,6,7

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di,tri,tetr,pent,hex,sept

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5
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anomeric carbon

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bond to 2 separate oxygen

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6
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monosaccharide functional groups

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multiple hydroxyl groups, only one carbonyl group

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7
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function of monosaccharide

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provide energy and building blocks for other molecules

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8
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monosaccharide can form into what shape

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rings

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9
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alpha and beta structure depends on where _____ is

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anomeric hydroxyl group

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10
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glucose is

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most common and important

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11
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fructose

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component of table sugar, common energy intermediate

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12
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galactose

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component of lactose, often found in oligosaccharides

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13
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ribose/deoxyribose

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pentose sugars used to make DNA/RNA

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14
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disaccharides are? what link

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two monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic linkage

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15
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glycosidic linkage

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condensation between two hydroxyl groups, one is always an anomeric carbon

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16
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disaccharides primarily for

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energy storage

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17
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Maltose

A

glucose + glucose

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18
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sucrose

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glucose + fructose

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19
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lactose

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glucose + galactose

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20
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polysaccharides

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macromolecules, polymers of monosaccharides, 10-100s of subunits long

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21
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polysaccharides examples

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starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin

22
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alpha formation

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anomeric hydroxyl group below ring

23
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beta formation

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anomeric hydroxyl group above ring

24
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storage polysaccharides are made from

A

alpha-monomers

25
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structural polysaccharides are made from

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beta monomers

26
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storage polysaccharides include

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complex carbs, starch (planets), glycogen (animals)

27
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.

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.

28
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storage polysaccharides features

A

digestible, helical phone cord structure and store energy

29
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glycogen

A

storage polysaccharide

1-6 linkages to form branches

30
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branches are good for

A

releasing energy more at once, not for storage

31
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structural polysaccharides

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dietary fiber, cellulose (plants), chitin (insects, crustaceans)

32
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cellulose made from

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beta glucose, 1-4 linkages

33
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structural polysaccharides structure

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straight linear structure that hydrogen bonds with other strands to form woody fiber

34
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animals do not have enzymes to break down/ digest

A

beta 1-4 linkages

35
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oligosaccharides

A

sugars of 3-40 monomers, many different simple sugars,

highly branched

36
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oligosaccharides function

A

cell recognition/signaling and cell defense

37
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blood types result from

A

oligosaccharides

38
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amylose

A

plants

storage alpha 1-4 helical

39
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amylopectin

A

plants
storage
alpha 1-4 helical
alpha 1-4 branches

40
Q

glycogen

A

storage animals
alpha 1-4 helical
alpha 1-4 branches

41
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cellulose

A

structural plants

beta 1-4 lines (wood)

42
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chitin

A

structural animals

beta 1-4 lines (exoskeleton)

43
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storage

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plants: amylose, amylopectin
animal: glycogen

44
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structural

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plants: cellulose
animals: chitin

45
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how to tell beta from a structure

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top, two oxygens are close together and they are up

46
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how to tell alpha from a structure

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bottom, oxygens are across and one is facing down

47
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monosaccharides 4 main points

A
  1. glucose, galactose, fructose, ribose, deoxyribose
  2. general naming (kato vs aldo; di, tri,tetra, penta, hexa)
  3. find anomeric carbon
  4. # a chain
48
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main 2 points of disaccharides

A
  1. glycosidic bond used two diff. hydroxyl

2. maltose, sucrose, lactose

49
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main 2 points of oligosaccharides

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  1. highly branched

2. cell recognition and cell defense

50
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main 2&3 points for polysaccharides

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storage:
plants –> 1) amylose alpha 1-4 helical. 2) amylopectin: alpha 1-4 helical and alpha 1-6 branched. 3) animal –> glycogen: a1-4 helical and a1-6 branched

structural:
plants –> 1) cellulose: b1-4 lines (wood). animals –> 2) chitin b1-4 lines (exoskeleton)

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