P1 Lecture Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
Q

A chemistry term for saccharide or sugar?
A. Lipids
B. Carbohydrates
C. Proteins

A

B. Carbohydrate

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2
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The most abundant class of bioorganic molecules on Earth

A

Carbohydrates

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3
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Green plants produces carbohydrates via

A

Photosynthesis

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4
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6CO2 + 12HO2 —–> C6H12O6 + 6H2O

A

Photosynthesis

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5
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Two uses of Carbohydrates by plant

A

Cellulose & Starch

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6
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Carbohydrates as a structural components
A. Amylopectin
B. Cellulose
C. Chitin

A

B. Cellulose

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7
Q

Energy storage polysaccharides in plants?
A. Chitin
B. Amylose
C. Starch

A

C. Starch

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8
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Where is the starch stored in cell?

A

Vacuole

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9
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The following are the function of carbohydrates in human, except:

A. Provide a short-term energy storage
B. Linked to proteins function in a variety of cell-cell and cell-molecule recognition process
C. Serves as metabolic regulators of hormones

A

C. Serves as metabolic regulators of hormones

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10
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This determines the handedness of the molecule in the presence of carbon atoms

A

Chirality

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11
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This are the images that coincide at all points when images are laid to each other

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Superimposable Mirror Image (Achiral)

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12
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This are the images where not at all points coincide when images are laid to each other

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Superimposable Mirror Image (Chiral)

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13
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An atom molecule that has four different group tetrahedrally bonded to it

A

Chiral Center

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14
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Molecule whose mirror image are superimposable

A

Achiral Molecule

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15
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Molecule whose mirror image are not superimposable

A

Chiral Molecule

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16
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Substance that rotates the polarized light to the left

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Levorotatory ( L / - )

17
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Substance that rotates the polarized light to the right

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Dextrorotatory ( D / + )

18
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Molecules which rotate the plane of polarized light are

A

Optically Active

19
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Isomers that have the same molecular and structural formation but differ in the orientation of atom in space

A

Stereoisomers

20
Q

Stereoisomers whose molecules are nonsuperimposable. Left & Right handedness

21
Q

Stereoisomers whose molecules are not mirror images of each-other

A

Diastereomers

22
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A two dimensional structural notation for showing the spatial arrangement of groups about chiral molecules. Named after Emil Fischers

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Fischer Projection Formula

23
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A two-dimensional structural notation that specifies the three-dimensional structure of cyclic form of monosaccharide.

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Haworth Projection Formula

24
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A monosaccharide that contains an aldehyde functional group.

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A monosaccharide that contains a ketone functional group
Ketose
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Carbohydrates which vary in one position for the placement of -OH group
Epimers
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Six- atom rings is called ____.
Pyranose
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Five- atom rings is called ____.
Furanose
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A hemiacetal carbon atoms present in a cyclic monosaccharide structure
Anomeric carbon atome
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Are cyclic monosaccharides that differ only in the position of the substituent on the anomeric carbon atoms
Anomers
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Two types of anomers
1. a- stereoisomer / alpha form 2. b-stereoisomer / beta form
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Can be found in Nucleic acid