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Carbohydrates

Substances that provide energy

Monosaccharides

Simplest sugar. Building blocks

Glucose

Used in dextrose. Blood sugar

Fructose

Fruit sugar

Galactose

Milk sugar

Disaccharide

Double sugar. Formed when one total of water molecule is removed

Lactose

Found in milk. Galactose + Glucose

Sucrose

Found in Table sugar and sugarcane. Glucose + Fructose

Maltose

Found in cereal and malt. Glucose + Glucose

Polysaccharide

Consist of lots of numbers of bonded sugar molecules.

Starch

Organic chemical, white, granular that is produced by all green plants

Protein

basic component of living cells. made up of CHON & 1 or more chains of amino acids.

Polypeptide

another name for protein

4 Kcal of energy

how much kcal of energy per gram does Protein give

Antibodies

sends white blood cells

Proteios

greek word for Protein meaning "first"

Amino Acid

molecule with amino and carboxyl group

-H-bonding
-Disulfide bonds for amino acids containing sulfur


-Salt bridges


-Hydroprobic and hydrophilic tendencies

Factors governing arrangement/ configuration of Protein

Keratin

protein found in hair, skins, nails and is highly cosslined protein containing a-helix and B-pleated sheets

Fibroin

silk. one of the strongest natural fibers.

Collagen

found in connective tissue. Major insoluble fibrous protein and 30% of proteins in animals

Enzyme

speeds up or slows down the reaction for reaction or bind substances

Lipase

digestion of fats

Pepsin

breaking down of proteins into peptides

Sucrase/ Invertase

help in digestion of sugars and starches

Myoglobin

polypeptide that stores oxygen in muscles. 153 amino acids in a single polypeptide chain

Lipids

hydrophilic, soluble in nonpolar solvents, provides 9kcal per gram energy

Lipos

greek word for lipids "Fat"