carbo Flashcards
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The word carbohydrate is derived from the French word
hydrate de carbone.
are more appropriately defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes, ketones, alcohols or acids,
carbohydrates
Carbohydrates represent 75% of plants’ dry weight indicating that _______ are characteristically carbohydrates.
plant tissues
photosynthesis
CO2 + 6H20 + 673 kcal <—-> C6H12O6 + 6H20
Only ________ carbohydrates are present in particular tissues (blood,
liver and muscle).
1-1.50%
monosaccharides with aldehyde group
- glucose
- galactose
- mannose
monosaccharides with ketone group
- fructose
hexoses:
- glucose
- fructose
- galactose
most important sugar in nutrition; major end product of
carbohydrate digestion in non-ruminants
glucose
only important ketose in nature; the sweetest of the carbohydrates; 75% of sugar in honey is _______
fructose
component of milk sugar
galactose
pentose:
- D-ribose
- D-xylose, D-arabinose
disacchardies:
- maltose
- cellobiose
- sucrose
- lactose
two α-D-glucose units joined by α-1,4- glycosidic bond
maltose
two β-D-glucose units joined by β-1,4- glycosidic bond
cellobiose
glucose + fructose
sucrose
glucose + galactose
lactose
trisaccharides:
raffinose
tetrasaccharides:
stachyose
pentasaccharide:
verbascose
galactose + glucose + fructose
raffinose
raffinose + glucose
stachyose
raffinose + two glucose
verbascose
repeating units of maltose or glucose
starch