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77 Cards in this Set
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what is the general formula for a carbohydrate?
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(C * H2O)n
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where does the word carbohydrate come from
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from the french, hydrate de carbone
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equation for photosynthesis
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most carbohydrate are found naturally in _____ rather than as simple sugars.
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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 |
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what is this?
is it an aldehyde or ketone? |
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be able to draw these aldoses and name them (general form)
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Epimers
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Differ only by the configuration around 1 carbon atom
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name, number of chiral centers.
which is most abundant in nature? |
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an aldopentose
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an aldohexose
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an aldohexose
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an aldohexose
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what are these, and how are they formed?
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draw d glucose and then make it cyclic
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explain the two anomers of cyclic glucose
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draw the furanose form of D-arabinose. Hemiketal, or hemiacetal?
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Draw the furanose form of beta-L-arabinose
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Draw the furanose form of beta-D-fructose.
hemiketal or hemiacetal? |
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what group is this
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acetyl group
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what is this
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acetaldehyde
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what is this
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acetic acid
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what is this
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acetone
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produce an enolate ion from this, using only a base.
draw both resonance structures of the enolate ion. |
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Identify this molecule, epimerize it, then identify the product.
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identify the molecule, put it through an endiol rearrangment, and then name the product
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reduce and oxidize this sugar group.
which direction has the higher oxidation state? |
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reduce and name its product
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name, reduce, and name product
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D-glyceraldehyde
glycerol |
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If D-fructose is reduced, what are the two possible products?
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explain The Synthesis of Aldonic Acids
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this is an oxidation rxn
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chemical in Tollen’s reagent:
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Ag(NH3)2OH
silver diamine hydroxide solution |
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chemicals in fehling's solution:
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KOH or NaOH and CuSO4
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chemicals in Benidict's solution
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Na2CO3 and CuSO4
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can Tollen's reagent distinguish between aldoses and ketoses?
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where does the carbon get added, and where does it come from in this rxn
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polysaccharides are also known as
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glycans
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polymers of glucose
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glucans
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polymers of galactose
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galactans
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amylopectin structure
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