Carbohydrates

?
What do carbohydates contain?
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
1 of 10
What is the general formula of a carbohydrate?
Cx(H20)y
2 of 10
What are monosaccharides?
Single sugars.
3 of 10
What are the three most important monosaccharides?
Trioses, pentoses, hexoses
4 of 10
What is the general formula of a monosaccharide?
(CH2O)n
5 of 10
How is a disaccharide (double sugar) formed?
When two hexose sugars bond together via a condensation reaction
6 of 10
What is a condensation reaction?
A chemical reaction in which two molecules afre joined together and one molecule of water is released.
7 of 10
How do disacchardies and polysaccharides release hexose sugars?
Via hydrolysis
8 of 10
What are some important monosaccharides? (pentose sugars)
The pentose sugars, ribose and deoxyribose which are contituents of nucleotides that form the nucleic acids RNA and DNA
9 of 10
What are some important monosaccharides? (hexose sugars)
The hexose sugars, a-glucose, B-glucose and fructose
10 of 10

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What is the general formula of a carbohydrate?

Back

Cx(H20)y

Card 3

Front

What are monosaccharides?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What are the three most important monosaccharides?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What is the general formula of a monosaccharide?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Biology resources:

See all Biology resources »See all Biological molecules resources »