Carbohydrates Lecture 10

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What are five major roles of carbohydrates?
Storage and transport of energy

Cell to cell communication

Host pathogen + host symbiont interactions

Structural

Components of DNA and RNA
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Which two functional groups can a carbohydrate have?
Ketone [R] or aldehyde [H]
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What are the 2 simplest carbohydrates that have 3 carbons and which one has stereoisomers
Glyceraldehyde (2 stereoisomers as its attached to four different groups) and dihydroxyacetone.
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What is a chirally active carbon?
When its attached to four different groups.
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Why do sugar rings form?
The alcohol –OH is on the same molecule as the ketone and aldehyde
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What is an anomer and why do they form?
When a sugar ring is formed an additional asymmetric carbon is formed which gives to alpha and beta forms of the sugar
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Which enantiomer of sugars are found naturally?
D
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What is it called when the carbon futhest from the aldehyde or ketone has a different stereochemistry
Its called the D or L form. D form – carbon on the right. L form on the left
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What happens when only carbon 2,3,4 seems to be an isomer?
It’s a different sugar
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Which two forms of glycosidic bonds exist?
Alpha and beta
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How many sugars to form oligosaccharide
2-10
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What is the difference between an alpha and beta glycosidic bond
Alpha is when both joining carbons have the same sterochemistry. Beta – carbons are different.
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