Chemistry Final Exam Terms – Flashcards
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structural role of carbs |
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structural units in cell walls and membranes, and in cellular components responsible for function and growth |
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stereoisomerism |
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--the property of optical rotation of polarized light |
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simplest carbohydrates are known as |
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monosaccharides |
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monosaccharides |
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straight chain polyhydroxy alcohols |
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Usual length of monosaccharides |
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3 to 8 carbon atoms |
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How are monosaccharides classified |
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according to the number of carbon atoms in the chain |
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Carbohydrates are defined as derivatives of |
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polyhydroxyaldehydes or polyhydroxyketones. |
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aldose |
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Sugar containing an aldehyde group |
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ketose |
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Sugar possessing a ketone group |
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Trioses are derived from |
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polyhydroxy alcohol glycerol |
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oxidation on the central carbon of the triose yeilds |
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a ketose |
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pentoses |
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sugars whose molecules contain five carbon atoms |
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most pentoses contain _____asymmetric carbonds |
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3 |
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How do pentoses occur in nature? |
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combined in polysaccharides from which monosaccharides may be obtained by hydrolysis with acids. |
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The Hexoses |
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Glucose, fructose, and galactose |
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by which physiological standpoint are hexoses the most important monosaccharides |
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nutritional and physiological standpoint |
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which carbs are used as food? |
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hexoses |
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Two ways haxoses can be found |
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free or combined in disaccharides and polysaccharides |
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Glucose |
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normal sugar of the blood and tissue fluids and is utilized by cells as a source of energy |
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Galactose |
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constituent of milk sugar and is found in brain and nervous tissue |
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Fructose |
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keto sugar whereas the others are aldoses |
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pyranoses |
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The six member ring forms of sugar |
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pyranoses are derivatives of |
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heterocyclic compound pyran. |
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D-glucose ring form = |
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?-D-glucopyranose |
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what reaction forms a pyranose |
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reaction between an aldehyde and an alcohol to form a hemiacetal. |
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furnaose |
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a derivative of furan. |
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The formation of furnaose rings |
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special case of a more general type of reaction between a ketone and an alcohol to form a hemiketal |
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Derived Monosaccharaides formation |
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reduction or oxidation of the carbonyl group |
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Examples of Derived Monosaccharaides |
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D-sorbitol or D-mannitol |
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reduction products of derived monosaccharides |
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polyols (polyalcohols) |
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oxidation products of derived monosaccharides |
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acids, ex. glucaronic acid |
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Sialic Acid |
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Important group of derived monosaccharide's resulting from the replacement of a hydroxyl group (OH) by an amino group. |
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N-Acetylneuraminic Acid |
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This negatively charged residue is found in complex glycans, mucins and glycoproteins in the cell membrane. Also found in glycolipids, such as gangliosides, a crucial component of neuronal membranes found in the brain. |
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Complex Carbohydrates formation |
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linking two or more monosaccharides whose combination involves the splitting out of a molecule of water. |
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hemiacetal linkage |
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always made from the aldehyde group of one sugar to the hydroxyl or ketone group of the second. |
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simplest complex carbs |
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diasaccharides |
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Maltose |
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diasaccharide, composed of two glucose molecules |
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Lactose |
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diasaccharide, composed of one molecule of galactose and one molecule of glucose |
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Sucrose |
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diasaccharide, composed of one molecule of fructose and one molecule of glucose |
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Sucrose common name |
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table sugar |
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What is sucrose composed of? |
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a molecule of glucose joined to a molecule of fructose in such a way that the linkage involves the reducing groups of each sugar (carbon 1 of glucose and carbon 2 of fructose). |
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will sucrose reduce bendicts |
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no |
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What forms upon hydrolysis of sucrose |
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molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose are formed. |
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What forms upon hydrolysis of Lactose |
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forms a molecule of glucose and a galactose |
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Where is lactose synthesized |
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mammary glands |
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will lacttose reduce bendicts |
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yes |
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polysaccharides |
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complex carbohydrates that are made up of many monosaccharide molecules and therefore possess a high molecular weight. |
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do polysaccharides reduce benedicts? |
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no |
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What do polysaccharides form? |
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colloidal dispersions instead of simple solutions |
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Polysaccharides can be formed |
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pentoses or from hexoses and there are also mixed polysaccharides. |
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Hexosans |
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important polysaccharides, two hexoses combine and a water is split off |
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Three most important polysaccharides |
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cellulose, starch and glycogen |
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Cellulose |
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consist of glucose units linked in a ?(1-4) glycosidic linkage forming long unbranched chains |
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Strach |
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consists of glucose units linked in an ? (1-4) glycosididc linkage. Scattered throughout the molecule are ? (1-6) glycosididc linkages permitting branched chains to form. |
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Glycogen |
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– Resembles amylopectin, is highly branched, and represents the primary storage form of glucose. |
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Two forms of starch |
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Amylose -- straight chain Amylopectin -- and branched chain |
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Monosaccharides undergo dehydration in the presence of mineral acids to form |
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cyclic furfural derivatives |
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Monosaccharides and redox reactions |
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Can be oxidized or reduced or can serve as oxidizing or reducing agents. |
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Schiff base |
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Aldoses can react with primary amines |
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Glucose's reaction with aromatic amines like o-toluidine |
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Used as a method for measuring glucose concentrations |
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Enzymatic methods represent |
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principle means for determination today. |
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Glycogen |
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primary storage form of glucose occurring to the greatest extent in the liver and muscle tissue |
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Complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides) are found in |
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body fluids and connective tissues - i.e., synovial fluid |
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Carbohydrate Metabolism |
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energy production by conversion to carbon dioxide and water storage as glycogen in the liver or triglycerides in adipose tissue conversion to keto acids, amino acids, or protein |
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once transported within the cell glucose is rapidly converted into |
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glucose-6-phosphate |
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Metabolic pathways available from G6P |
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Glycolysis Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Hexose Monophosphate Shunt Uronic Acid Pathway Glycogenesis |
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glycogen synthetase |
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catalyzes 1-4 glycosidic linkage |
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What activates glycogen synthetase |
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insulin --> cAMP levels --> PKA |
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Glycogenolysis |
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Conversion of Glycogen to Glucose |
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