Lecture 24 - Carbohydrates Flashcards
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A natural sweetener; comprised of a glucose and fructose disachharide A. sucrose B. dietary fiber C. starch D. lactose
A. sucrose
Both insoluble and soluble; assists in water retention/GI motility (depending on the type) A. sucrose B. dietary fiber C. starch D. lactose
B. dietary fiber
Disaccharide of glucose and galactose; major dietary carbohydrates of animal origin A. sucrose B. dietary fiber C. starch D. lactose
D. lactose
A nutritional reservoir for plants. It is a polysaccharide of glucose A. Sucrose B. dietary fiber C. starch D. lactose
B. dietary fiber

Fructose

Glucose

Fructose

Ribose

Sucrose
alpha-1,6 linkage of ____ & fructose.
Long chain polysaccharides are attached to a ____ residue on the core protein and are connected by a ____ linkage.
A. Threonine; Gly-Xyl-Xyl
B. Ser; Xyl-Gal-Gal
C. Threonine; Xyl-Gal-Gal
D. Ser- Gly-Xyl-Xyl
B. Ser; Xyl-Gal-Gal

Dihydroxyacetone

Glyceraldehyde

Ribose

Fructose

Glucose

Mannose

Galactose

Sucrose (A-1, B-2)

Lactose (B-1, B-4)

Maltose (alpha 1,4)
a glucose disaccharide

alpha 1,4 on chains
beta 1,6 on branch
Type of isomer?

Anomer
Type of isomer?

Diastereomer (not a mirror image)
Type of isomer?

epimer (several changes at chiral carbons)












