IDENTIFICATION Flashcards
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Glucose
Monosaccharide
Hexagon
Beta glucose
OH on top
Alpha glucose
OH on bottom
Fructose
Pentagon
Maltose
Two glucose together
Disaccharide
Sucrose
Glucose + fructose
Disaccharide
Glycogen
Most branch points
Alpha bonds
Amylose
No branches
Alpha bonds
Starch
Cellulose
No branch points
Beta bonds
Amylopectin
Alpha bonds
1-2 branch points
Starch
Glycerol
H H H
H-C—C—-C—H
l l l
OH. OH. OH
Saturated fatty acid
Hydrogens to full capacity
Linear
COOH at beginning followed by hydrocarbon chain
Unsaturated fatty acids
COOH at beginning
Missing two hydrogens
Bend
Double bond between carbons
Liquid at room temperature
Triglyceride
Three fatty acids attached to glycerol
Diglyceride
Two fatty acids attached to glycerol
Phospholipid
Circle with two tails
or
phosphate group with two tails
Think of hydrophilic and hydrophobic
Steroid
Four ringed structure
Four glucose
Amino acids
NH2 with COOH with R group in the middle
Of confused look for NH2
Dipeptide
Two amino acids
Linked by peptide bond
Polypeptide
Primary structure protein
Made from amino acids
Alpha helix
Coiled secondary structure protein
Beta pleated sheet
Sort of like a zig zag
Or
Folded paper
Secondary structure protein
Tertiary structure protein
Sulphur bonds
Looks like a scribble or an S
Quaternary structure protein
Scribble with different shades
Multiple tertiary structures together