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what is the general formula for a carbohydrate?
(C * H2O)n

n must be greater than or equal to 3.
where does the word carbohydrate come from
from the french, hydrate de carbone
equation for photosynthesis
most carbohydrate are found naturally in _____ rather than as simple sugars.
bound form

Polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, gums)

b) Glycoproteins and proteoglycans (hormones, blood group
substances, antibodies)

c) Glycolipids (cerebrosides, gangliosides)

d) Glycosides

e) Mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronic acid)

f) Nucleic acids
what is this?

is it an aldehyde or ketone?
be able to draw these aldoses and name them (general form)
Epimers
Differ only by the configuration around 1 carbon atom
name, number of chiral centers.

which is most abundant in nature?
an aldopentose
an aldohexose
an aldohexose
an aldohexose
what are these, and how are they formed?
draw d glucose and then make it cyclic
explain the two anomers of cyclic glucose
draw the furanose form of D-arabinose. Hemiketal, or hemiacetal?
Draw the furanose form of beta-L-arabinose
Draw the furanose form of beta-D-fructose.

hemiketal or hemiacetal?
what group is this
acetyl group
what is this
acetaldehyde
what is this
acetic acid
what is this
acetone
produce an enolate ion from this, using only a base.

draw both resonance structures of the enolate ion.
Identify this molecule, epimerize it, then identify the product.
identify the molecule, put it through an endiol rearrangment, and then name the product
reduce and oxidize this sugar group.

which direction has the higher oxidation state?
reduce and name its product
name, reduce, and name product
D-glyceraldehyde

glycerol
If D-fructose is reduced, what are the two possible products?
explain The Synthesis of Aldonic Acids
this is an oxidation rxn
chemical in Tollen’s reagent:
Ag(NH3)2OH

silver diamine hydroxide solution
chemicals in fehling's solution:
KOH or NaOH and CuSO4
chemicals in Benidict's solution
Na2CO3 and CuSO4
can Tollen's reagent distinguish between aldoses and ketoses?
where does the carbon get added, and where does it come from in this rxn
polysaccharides are also known as
glycans
polymers of glucose
glucans
polymers of galactose
galactans
amylopectin structure