Final Exam Flashcards
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What are the three classifications of carbohydrates?
- Monosaccharides
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
Name the three monosaccharides
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
Name the three disaccharides and their monosaccharide components
Maltose: Glucose+Glucose
Lactose: Glucose+Galactose
Sucrose: Glucose+Fructose
Name the three polysaccharides
Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose
Aldehyde functional group
Hydrogen, Carbonyl, Carbon
Keton functional group
Carbon, Carbonyl, Carbon
Monosaccharide with an ____ group is an aldose while a monosaccharide containing a ____ is a ketose
Aldehyde; Ketone
What is another name for aldotriose?
Glyceraldehyde
What is another name for ketotriose
Dihydroxyacetone
What are enantiomers
Non-super imposable mirror images
What are diastereoisomers
Not mirror images
How are D and L forms determined?
By the -OH group on the chiral C atom furthest from the carbonyl end (aka the most oxidized end) that determines D or L configuration. If the -OH is on the right then it is D- and if the OH is on the left it is L
Nearly all carbohydrates are members of the D family
What are epimers?
Sugars that are diastereoisomers and only differ in configuration at a single asymmetric center
What are the two possible configurations of monosaccharides?
D and L
What is the general formula of a carbohydrate?
(CH2O)n
An aldehyde plus an alcohol forms what?
A hemiacetal
A ketone plus an alcohol forms what?
A hemiaketal
Alpha is ___ and Beta is ____
down; up
What is an anomer?
An isomer that differs in arrangement of bonds around the hemiacetal carbon
Why does cyclisation of D-glucose give 2 isomers, alpha-D-glucose and beta-D-glucose
When carbonyl group of C1 of D-glucose reacts with C-5 hydroxyl group, a new chiral carbon is created (C1). In the alpha-isomer of the cyclic sugar, the C1 hydroxyl group is below the ring; in the beta-isomer, the C1 hydroxyl group is above the ring
Maltose linkage
Derived from the condensation of glucose and glucose which forms alpha 1,4 glycosidic linkages
Full linkage alpha-d-glucose(1,4)-alpha-d-glucose
Lactose linkage
Derived from the condensation of galactose and glucose to form a B 1,4 glycosidic linkage
Full linkage:
Beta-d-galactose-(1,4)-alpha-D-glucose
Sucrose linkage; anything special about sucrose?
Derived from the condensation of glucose and fructose but the anomeric C of both sugars is used in the formation of the glycosidic bond
*Is a non-reducing sugar b/c anomeric carbons of both glucose and fructose are used – therefore sucrose does not have a free –OH and is not a reducing sugar
Alpha (1,2) glycosidic bond
Alpha-D-glucose-(1,2)-beta-D-fructose
Amylose; composed of & linkages
a linear, unbranched chain of alpha-D-glucose units (up to 4000 units) - alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds
-has both a reducing and nonreducing end