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Carbohydrates
What are their purposes?
Oxidation of carbohydrates is the central energy yeilding pathwaay in non photosynthetic cells.
Carbohydrates
Where are they found?
Structure- cell walls and connective tissue
What are the three major classes of carbs?
1. Monosaccharides-single polyhydroxy aldehyde or keytone
2. Disaccharide- 2 ''
3. Polysaccharide-20 ''
Aldose or Ketose
Ketose- carboxyl in center (ex: fruit sugars like fructose)
Aldose- carboxyl at end (ex: blood sugar or glucose)
pentose sugars
ribose or deoxyribose are sugars in nucleic acids (RNA and DNA)
Monosaccharides are have asymmetric centers. They are ___________.
Which form is bioactive?
Chiral
D form is active
Epimer
Two sugars that differe only in the configuration of one carbon atom
Isomer
In structural isomers the chemical formula is the same but the bond sturcture is different.
In stereoisomers the bond structure is the same, but the geometrical positioning of atoms and functional groups in space differs.
typical form (shape) for sugars
in solution they are cyclized into alpha or beta form
pyranoses
six member ring compounds
furanoses
five member ring compounds
How are sugars linked?
glycosidic bonds
Glycogen
polymer of alpha 1-->4 linked glucose

branches are alpha 1-->6 linked
Why is glycogen branched?
Branches increas solubility
Branches increase avilability of glucose to be broken down
Wher is glycogen stored?
liver cells (hepatocytes)
sleketal muscles
Starch
alpha 1-->4 linked D glucose but no branching
Cellulose
beta 1-->4 linked D glucose

Hydrogen bond rigidity- humans can't break this down
Chitin
B1-->4 linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

shellfish