Carbohydrates

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What is the structural difference between alpha and beta glucose?
The -OH group attached to Carbon 1 is at the bottom on alpha glucose, and at the top on beta glucose
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How is a glycosidic bond formed?
A condensation reaction between two -OH groups
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What is sucrose made of?
Glucose and Fructose
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What is lactose made of?
Glucose and Galactose
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How are glycosidic bonds broken?
Hydrolysis (addition of a water molecule)
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What is the main structural difference between amylose and amylopectin?
Amylose is helical and unbranched; Amylopectin is long and branched
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What is starch used for?
Mainly storage
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What is excess glucose stored as?
Glycogen
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What is the structure of glycogen like?
Compact; highly branched
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What is the structure of cellulose like?
Long, unbranched chains of beta-glucose; linked by hydrogen bonds; form microfibrils
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