Galactose

Monosaccharides are the simplest form of a carbohydrate, and serve as a monomer for disaccharide (2 or more monossacharides) and polysaccharide (3 or more monossacharides). Examples of a monosaccharide is glucose, fructose, and galactose. Meanwhile, disaccharides are joined by a glycosidic linkage formed by a dehydration reaction. Examples of disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, and maltose. Lastly, a polysaccharide is a polymer of 3 or more sugars formed by a deydration reaction…

carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate) play a major role in increasing or lowering blood glucose level. First, the simple carbohydrate which includes monosaccharides and disaccharides. Due to their simple structure, simple carbohydrates for example galactose and maltose, are easily broken down. This can cause a major health problem to the body as blood sugar level and the secretion of insulin from pancreas might increase faster than normal. The other type of carbohydrates is the complex…

type A1 individuals can become type B if they have an infection with certain types of bacteria. These bacteria produce deacetylase, which can remove acetyl groups from N-acetylgalactosamine residues on the A antigen, forming galactosamine. Since galactose is the terminal chain sugar in group B individuals, this chemical modification will cause the patient’s cells to react with both anti-A and anti-B reagents when ABO typing is done. The Acquired B syndrome will reverse when the infection has…

patients with any of the following conditions should not use stimulants as a treatment: history of alcoholism/substance abuse, anxiety, arteriosclerosis, cardiac disease, glaucoma, allergies (to methylphenidate, amphetamine or fructose/glucose/galactose/sucrose intolerance or deficiencies), hyperthyroidism or Tourette’s syndrome.16 The prognosis for ADHD is commonly very positive. Although no cure exists for ADHD, those affected can take advantage of the wide range of treatments including:…

disaccharide maltose from the ingested carbohydrates and extensive bond breakage in the carbohydrate. After this the monosaccharides are transported from the small intestine to the liver for further metabolizing. The monosaccharides Glucose, Fructose and Galactose…

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Lesson 5: Structures, Functions and Roles of Biological Molecules and Enzyme Activity in Metabolism Biological Molecules/Macromolecules Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis. They manufacture mainly carbohydrates (glucose) as a source of food of many higher organisms in the food chain. It is one of the many biological molecules present in plants and needed by animals. Biological molecules are macromolecules composed of many monomers (polymer) connected through a covalent bond…

Title: What is The Effect of the Amount of Lemon Juice on the Mass of Curds? Purpose The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the effect of the amount of drops of lemon juice added to skim milk on the mass of the formed curds. Background Information Milk curd is defined as the byproduct of the effects of acid and enzymes on milk protein and fat (Milk Chemistry). Fresh cows milk has a pH of between 6.7 and 6.5. When milk is acidified, the fat and proteins begin to curdle, or…

Insulin, one of the most important peptide hormone in the body, which plays significant role in maintaining the blood glucose level in the body. Under certain physiological conditions such as pregnancy, the body mechanism changes due to elevated levels of certain secretory factor like leptin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, TNF-α, plasminogen activator and testosterone (McLachlan et al., 2006), which produces certain adverse effects, insulin resistance being the most prominent one, where the…

Cellular respiration is a process that takes place in the mitochondria where a chain of metabolic reactions occur in order to generate chemical energy from nutrients such as carbohydrates. The key reactants of this process include oxygen and glucose which yield carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis is the process where light energy is converted into chemical energy. The key reactants in photosynthesis are water, light and carbon dioxide which yield glucose and oxygen. In this lab, several…