Carbohydrates Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Formation of disaccharides
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Condensation reaction. Glucose +glucose → maltose, glucose + galactose → lactose, glucose+ fructose → sucrose
2
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polysaccharide
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Long chains of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds.
3
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Monomers
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Chemical elements combine to mare monomers
4
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Macromolecules
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Are large molecules that are made of monomers joined together
5
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Polymers
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If all the monomers are the sametypes, he macromolecule is a monomer
