carbohydrates 3 - heteropolysaccharides Flashcards
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what is a heteropolysaccharide
a mixture of monosaccharide units
what are 3 examples of structural opolysaccharides
peptidoglycans
agarose
glycosaminoglycans
what are peptidoglycans (basic)
bacterial cell walls
what are glycosaminoglycans (basic)
extracellular matrix in animals
what 2 types of things compose petidoglycans (general)
mixture of polysaccharides and peptide-like structures
what 2 things compose petidoglycans (specific)
alternating NAH (GlcNAc, N-acetylglucosamine) and NAM (Mur2Ac) N-acetlmuramic acid
what joins NAG and NAM
beta 1–>4 glycosidic bonds
is peptidoglycan linear or not
linear
is peptidoglycan crosslinked and where and how(by what)
yes, adjacent chains are crosslinked by peptide-based structures
whats in the peptide crosslinks of peptidoglycan
L and D amino acids
where are the peptide cross links joined in peptidoglycan
via the Lys side chain to adjacent pentaglycine groups
is the structure of the peptide-like cross-linking the same in Gram + and -
no
what does lysozyme do
breaks bonds between adjacent monosaccharide units
what enzyme breaks bonds between adjacent monosaccharide units in peptidoglycan
lysozyme
what does penicillin do
inhibits formation of peptide cross-links
what kind of bonds join the NAG NAM carbohydrate to the tetra peptide in peptidoglycan
amide bond
how does the 5 glycine connect to do tetra peptide in peptidoglycan
amide bond from side chain of lysine to the pentaglycine
what is the role of glycosaminoglycans in the extracellular matrix
porous network that supports cells
what does glycosaminoglycan associate with
fibrous proteins like collagen
are glycosaminoglycans part of a conjugated protein structure
yes they can be
what are unbranched heteropolysaccharides
repeating disaccharides in linear chains
what composes unbranched heteropolysaccharides (what specifically)
mixture of uronic acid derivatives and glucosamine/galatosamine derivatives
what happens to lots of glycosaminoglycans (structurally)
become sulfated or carboxylated derivatives
what charge do glycosaminoglycans have and why
more negative because the sulfate and carboxylated derivatives are negative