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Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate BIOCHEM
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Biochemistry
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02/16/2011

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Term

Where are carbohydrates stored?

In what form?

When?

Definition

Liver during high glucose levels.

Muscle for contraction.

 

Glucose

 

Term

What is an enantiomer?

 

What form of enantiomer of sugars are predominant in humans? Amino Acids?

 

What is an isomer?

 

What can exist as isomers?

Definition

Mirror images of each other.

 

D-forms of sugars.L-form of amino acids.

 

Compounds that have same chemical formula but diff structural formula

 

Monosacchrides

Term

1.The monomeric form of carbohydrates are_?

 

2. Two monomeric units

 

3. Few monomeric units

 

4.Many monomeric units.

 

Definition

1.Monosacchride

2. Disacchride

3.Oligosacchrides

4.Polysacchrides

 

 

 

 

Term

2 functional groups of Monosacchrides

 

1.

 

2.

Definition

1. Aldoses with aldehyde on Carbon 1

 

2. Ketoses with keto group on Carbon 2

Term

Classification of Monosacchride based on #Cs

3.

4.

5.

6.

Definition

3.Trioses

 

4.Tetroses

 

5. Pentoses

 

6.Hexoses

Term

Carbs with a free aldehyde or keto group can react with ___1___ and convert them to ___2___ acting as ___3___.

____4___ react faster. 

Detection of sugars in urine is based on the ____5____ of sugars.

 

Definition

1. Cupric ions (Copper II)

2.Cuprous Ions (Copper I)

3. Reducing Sugars (gain electrons/lose H+)

4. Aldehydes

5. Reducing Properties

 

Term

1. T/F Sugars are normally found in urine?

 

2. ____ is test to check urine for presence of _____ of monosacchrides.

 

3. Continuos increased glucose level in blood

Definition

1.False

 

2. Benedict's Test  /   reducing properties of aldehyde or keto group in the monosacchride

 

3. Hyperglysemia

Term

__1__- characterized by high blood glucose levels. Glucose found in urine when the blood glucose is greater than 175mg%.

__2__- inherited disorders of fructose metabolism. Fructose is present in urine

__3__ - inherited disorder of galactose metabolism. Galactose is found in urine

Definition

1. Diabetes Mellitus

 

2. Fructosuria/Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

 

3. Galactosemia

Term

#Carbons              Aldose                     Ketose

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

6. 

 

Definition

#Carbons              Aldose                     Ketose

3              Glyceraldehyde       Dihydroxyacetone

 

4               Erythrose                                      

 

 5               Ribose                       Ribulose                 Xylose                        Xylulose 

 

6              GLU/gal/Mannose          FRUCTOSE 

Term

Monnosacchrides with 5 or more C atoms are predominately present in the ____1___.

 

As a result, two anomeric forms can exist (alpha and beta). The two forms are interconvertible and this process is know as ___2___.

 

___3___ form of Glucose is predominant in solution.

Definition

1. Cyclic Form

 

2. Mutarotation

 

3. Beta (Hydroxy above ring)

Term

Carbohydrate isomers that differ in conformation around 1 Carbon are known as ___1____.

Two Examples: 2. and 3.

 

4. enzymes that interconvert epimers

Definition

1. Epimers

 

2.Glucose and Galactose are C-4 epimers

 

Glucose and Mannose are C-2 epimers

 

4. Epimerases (galactose metabolism)

Term
The pentose sugar of Ribose/Deoxyribose are linked to purine/pyrimadine bases by ___?
Definition
Beta-glycolidic linkage to form nucleoside
Term

1. Sugar alcohol formed from glucose?

 

2. Partially responsible for some of chronic complications of ____?

 

Sugar alcohol formed from galactose?

Definition

1. SORBITOL. Formed in nerve tissues, eyes,, and prolonged hyperglycemia.

 

2. Diabetes Mellitus. Contains many OH groups and pulls water in cell with it. Lens,Nerve,Kidney

 

3. Galactitol. Formed in lens of eye of young children

 

Term

Dissachrides? 1, 2, 3

 

Types of monosacchrides

Reducing/Non-reducing

Bond type

Definition

1. Lactose - glu + gal w/ b1-4 (reducing)

2.Sucrose- glu + fru with a1-2 (non-reducing)

3.Maltose - (formed from dietary starch [amylase])

glu + glu in a1-4 (reducing)

Term

Polysacchrides:

 

1.Similar monosacchride units?

 

2. Different monosacchride units?

Definition

1. Homopolysacchrides 

Cellulose, Starch, Glycogen

 

 

2. Heteropolysacchrides

Glycoaminoglycans (Heparin, Hyaluronic Acid)

Term

___1___ - storage of polysacchride in humans.

 

 2. Where is it present?

 

3. How are bond arranged

Definition

1. Glycogen (polysacchride of glucose)

 

2. Liver (hyperglycemia) and muscle (contraction)

 

3. a1-4 on linear glucose strands

    a1-6 on branched strands

(branch every 8-10 [Highly Branched])

Term

1. Dietary polysacchride?

 

2.Two components?

 

3. What digests it?

Definition

1. Starch

 

2. Amylose (linear unbranched polymer of glucose) (a1-4)

Amylopectin (branched polymer) (a1-6)

 

3. Salivary and pancreatic amylase

Term
Enzymes of glycogen metabolism act on what to remove or add glucose?
Definition
Ends of the branches of glycogen.
Term

Glycosaminoglycans

1. 2.Made up of what?

 

4. two examples

Definition

Repeating disacchride units:

1. Sugar (glucuronic acid)

2. Amino Sugar (glucosamine or galactomine)

 

4. Hyaluronic acid / Heparine

Term

1. The majority of the digestible fiber is what?

2. Two examples?

Cellulose is composed of what bonds?

Definition

1. Undigestible Carbohydrate

2. Cellulose and Pectin

3. B1-4 bonds. No enzyme for breakdown in gut

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