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10 Cards in this Set
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alpha-D Glucose |
- 6 Carbon (C6H12O6) ring structure - a and B are geometrical stereoisomers
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Beta-D Glucose |
- 6 Carbon (C6H12O6) ring structure - a and B are geometrical sterioisomers (beta is better, so it comes out on top) |
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D-Glucose and L-Glucose |
- 6 Carbon (C6H12O6) linear structure - D- and L- are optical stereoisomers - All life uses D-Glucose |
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Galactose |
- 6 Carbon (C6H12O6) ring structure - Galactose and glucose are geometrical stereoisomers |
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Fructose |
- 6 Carbon (C6H12O6) ring or linear structure - Fructose and glucose are structural isomers |
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Ribose and Deoxyribose |
- 5 Carbon (C5H10O5) ring structure |
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Glycogen |
- Used by animals (energy storage) - Formed from linked a-D- glucose molecules - Branched - Main chain: a 1-4 glycosidic linkages - Branches: a 1-6 glycosidic linkages |
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Starch |
- Used by plants (energy storage) - Formed from linked a-D- glucose molecules - amylose: a 1-4 glycosidic linkages - amylopectin: main chain: a 1-4 glycosidic linkages -branches: a 1-6 glycosidic linkages |
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Cellulose |
- Used by plants (structural support) - Formed from linked B-D glucose molecules - Straight chains - Made of B 1-4 glycosidic linkages (cannot be broken by human enzymes) - Long chains are held by H bonds |
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Chitin |
- Used by insects, crustaceans and fungi (structural support) - Formed from N-acetylglucosamine molecules |
