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Topic 5d: carbohydrates
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Chain of carbon atoms starting from the most oxidized end (which has a carbonyl group ---> aldehyde vs ketone).
Chirality:
Epimers and anomers
Absolute configuration (D vs L)
Switch between straight chain and cyclic forms
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glycosidic linkages can be characterized by which number carbons the monosaccharides are connected by, and by whether it is an α or β linkage
hydrolysis of glycosidic linkages requires catalysts.
Different linkages require different enzymes
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polysaccharide: chain of monosaccharides, may be branched or unbranched.
Chitin: arthropod exoskeletons
Starch: storage of sugars in plants, made up of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers)
Glycogen: storage of glucose in humans and other vertebrates, highly branched, usually in liver and muscle cells
Cellulose: most abundant natural biopolymer, cell wall of plants, structural support
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