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Classes Of Carbs Flashcards

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Monosaccharide

A

Simple sugars
3 to 9 carbon atoms
(Glucose, ribose)

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Oligosaccharide

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Compounds formed by LINKING SEVERAL monosaccharides together

(Disaccharide, 2)
Sucrose

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Polysaccharide

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Polymer formed by MULITIPLE saccharide units

Homopolysaccharide
Heteropolysaccharide

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Example of polysaccharide

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Cellulose
Glycogen
Starch

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Glycan

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Generic term for oligosaccharides and polysaccharides

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General formula for monosaccharides

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(CH2O)n

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