Term
Where are carbohydrates stored?
In what form?
When? |
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Definition
Liver during high glucose levels.
Muscle for contraction.
Glucose
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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? |
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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 |
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Term
1.The monomeric form of carbohydrates are_?
2. Two monomeric units
3. Few monomeric units
4.Many monomeric units.
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Definition
1.Monosacchride
2. Disacchride
3.Oligosacchrides
4.Polysacchrides
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Term
2 functional groups of Monosacchrides
1.
2. |
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Definition
1. Aldoses with aldehyde on Carbon 1
2. Ketoses with keto group on Carbon 2 |
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Term
Classification of Monosacchride based on #Cs
3.
4.
5.
6. |
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Definition
3.Trioses
4.Tetroses
5. Pentoses
6.Hexoses |
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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.
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Definition
1. Cupric ions (Copper II)
2.Cuprous Ions (Copper I)
3. Reducing Sugars (gain electrons/lose H+)
4. Aldehydes
5. Reducing Properties
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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 |
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Definition
1.False
2. Benedict's Test / reducing properties of aldehyde or keto group in the monosacchride
3. Hyperglysemia |
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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 |
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Definition
1. Diabetes Mellitus
2. Fructosuria/Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
3. Galactosemia |
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Term
#Carbons Aldose Ketose
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Definition
#Carbons Aldose Ketose
3 Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone
4 Erythrose
5 Ribose Ribulose Xylose Xylulose
6 GLU/gal/Mannose FRUCTOSE
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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. |
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Definition
1. Cyclic Form
2. Mutarotation
3. Beta (Hydroxy above ring) |
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Term
Carbohydrate isomers that differ in conformation around 1 Carbon are known as ___1____.
Two Examples: 2. and 3.
4. enzymes that interconvert epimers |
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Definition
1. Epimers
2.Glucose and Galactose are C-4 epimers
Glucose and Mannose are C-2 epimers
4. Epimerases (galactose metabolism) |
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Term
The pentose sugar of Ribose/Deoxyribose are linked to purine/pyrimadine bases by ___? |
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Definition
Beta-glycolidic linkage to form nucleoside |
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Term
1. Sugar alcohol formed from glucose?
2. Partially responsible for some of chronic complications of ____?
Sugar alcohol formed from galactose? |
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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
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Term
Dissachrides? 1, 2, 3
Types of monosacchrides
Reducing/Non-reducing
Bond type |
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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) |
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Term
Polysacchrides:
1.Similar monosacchride units?
2. Different monosacchride units? |
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Definition
1. Homopolysacchrides
Cellulose, Starch, Glycogen
2. Heteropolysacchrides
Glycoaminoglycans (Heparin, Hyaluronic Acid) |
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Term
___1___ - storage of polysacchride in humans.
2. Where is it present?
3. How are bond arranged |
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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]) |
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Term
1. Dietary polysacchride?
2.Two components?
3. What digests it? |
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Definition
1. Starch
2. Amylose (linear unbranched polymer of glucose) (a1-4)
Amylopectin (branched polymer) (a1-6)
3. Salivary and pancreatic amylase |
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Term
Enzymes of glycogen metabolism act on what to remove or add glucose? |
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Definition
Ends of the branches of glycogen. |
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Term
Glycosaminoglycans
1. 2.Made up of what?
4. two examples |
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Definition
Repeating disacchride units:
1. Sugar (glucuronic acid)
2. Amino Sugar (glucosamine or galactomine)
4. Hyaluronic acid / Heparine |
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Term
1. The majority of the digestible fiber is what?
2. Two examples?
Cellulose is composed of what bonds? |
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Definition
1. Undigestible Carbohydrate
2. Cellulose and Pectin
3. B1-4 bonds. No enzyme for breakdown in gut |
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