3.1.2 Carbohydrates Flashcards
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Example of monosaccharides?
Glucose, galactose and fructose
What is a monosaccharide?
A monomer of carbohydrates
What are the isomers of glucose?
Alpha glucose and beta glucose
How are disaccharides formed?
By a condensation reaction between 2 monosaccharides
What does the condensation reaction form?
A covalent bond called a glycosidic bond
What is released from the condensation reaction?
Water
What makes up maltose?
2 glucose
What makes up sucrose?
Glucose and fructose
What makes up lactose?
Glucose and galactose
What are examples of polysaccharides?
Glycogen, starch and cellulose
what are polysaccharides formed by?
The condensation of many monosaccharides
What are starch and glycogen?
Large complex carbohydrates
What are starch and glycogen used for?
Energy storage
How can molecules of glucose be released?
From starch and glycogen
What are molecules of glucose used for?
Respiration
What type of reaction are glucose molecules released by?
A hydrolysis reaction- uses water and breaks the glycosidic bond between monomers
What does cellulose do?
Provides strength and support for plant cells
Starch is found?
Mainly in plants
Where is glycogen found?
Animals, fungi and bacteria
What type of glucose are the monomers in starch and glycogen?
Alpha-glucose
What type of glucose are the monomers in cellulose?
Beta glucose
What is cellulose made up of?
Microfibrils and macrofibrils- joined together using H bonds- therefore provides strength and rigidity
Are starch and glycogen insoluble or soluble?
Insoluble
What shape is starch and glycogen?
Branched/ coiled/ helical