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22 Cards in this Set
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monosaccharides are ______ and _____ with multiple ______ groups
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aldehydes and ketones with multiple hydroxyl groups
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lectins are ___________ proteins
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carbohydrate-binding
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the empirical formula for monosaccharides is
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(C-H2O)n - literally a "carbon hydrate"
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the three smallest monosaccharides are
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Dihydroxyacetone, and Glyceraldehyde (L and D forms)
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Aldehydes cyclize into
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pentoses and hexoses
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Aldehydes react with an alcohol to form a
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hemiacetal
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Fructose can form either ______ or ______ in ________ and _______ configurations
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furanose or pyranose, alpha and beta configurations
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-ose stands for
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sugar
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A Furanose ring is not ______
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not planar
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Beta-D-Ribose has an ______ form
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envelope
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Unbranched starch in plants
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amylose
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branched starch in plants
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amylopectin
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amylopectin branches every _____ glucose units
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every 30 glucose units
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highly branched molecule in animals
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glycogen
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glycogen branches every ____ glucose units
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every 10 glucose units
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starch is digested by
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alpha-amylase
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n-linked glycosylation happens in
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the ER
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o-linked glycosylation happens in
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the Golgi
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plant lectins can serve as _____
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insecticides
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animal lectin can facilitate ______
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cell-to-cell contact
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______ ion acts as a bridge in lectin interactions
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Ca2+
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_____ bind immune cells to targets
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selectins
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