Carbohydrates

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  • Created on: 01-02-22 10:29
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  • carbohydrates
    • monosaccharides
      • glucose
        • ABBA - Alpha below Beta Above
      • fructose
      • galactose
    • 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds
    • starch
      • doesn't affect water potential of cell
        • insoluble
      • branched (Amylopectin)
        • 1,4 and 1,6 glyosidic bonds
      • compact
        • easy to store lots of it
      • amylose
        • unbranched
        • helix
      • amylopectin
        • branched
        • lots of ends so easily hydrolysed
    • glycogen
      • 1,4 and 1,6 bonds
        • highly branched
      • doesn't effect water potential of cell
        • insoluble
      • compact
        • easy to store lots of it
    • cellulose
      • unbranched
      • fibres
    • disaccharides
      • glucose + glucose = maltose
      • glucose + fructose = sucrose
      • glucose + galactose = lactose
      • condensation reactions
    • food tests
      • reducing sugars
        • add Benedict's reagent to food sample
        • will go from blue to brick red if reducing sugar is present
      • non reducing sugars
        • add dilute hydrochloric acid to sample
          • neutralise the solution and carry out reducing sugars test as normal
        • will change from blue to brick red
      • starch
        • add iodine to starch
        • will turn orange/brown to blue/black is starch is present

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