CARBOHYDRATES
CARBOHYDRATES
Monosaccharide with 5 or 6
carbon atoms tend to cyclyze in
solution.
beta-
carbohydrates, the
OH group of C1 is
pointing to the
same direction as
the CH2OH
Haworth’s
Projection
Fructose is a
monosaccharide, also
known as a simple sugar,
and is one of the three
main monosaccharides,
along glucose and
galactose.
In its cyclic form,
fructose can exist in a
beta configuration,
where the hydroxy group
on carbon number six
points in the same
direction as the hydroxy
group on carbon number
one.
Galactose is a
monosaccharide, a simple
sugar, and one of the three
main monosaccharides,
along with glucose and
fructose.
Maltose is found in
wheat, cornmeal,
barley and several
ancient grains.
Condensation is the
process of linking
monosaccaride with one
another, and water is
released.
Hydrolysis is the
reverse process, adding
of water.
Lactose is
naturally found
in milk.
If glucose +
fructose joined
together it will
form sucrose.
Sucrose (table
sugar) formed by
plants and not by
animals.
CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES
Oligosaccarides are compound sugars that contains
three to ten monosaccharide units linked together by
glycosidic linkage.
It is a major carbohydrate
in the human diet,
commonly found in foods
like bread, cereal, and rice.
• Starch has two forms: amylose (unbranched) and
amylopectin (branched).
Glycogen is a
homopolysaccharide
that serves as the
primary storage form of
glucose in animals,
including humans.
It is similar to starch
but has more frequent
branching (every 8-12
glucose residues
compared to starch's
24-30).
Dextran is a type of
polysaccharide that
serves as a structural
component in bacteria
and yeast.
It is composed of
glucose units linked
together by various types
of glycosidic bonds,
including alpha 1-2,
alpha 1-3, and alpha 1-6
bonds.
The specific arrangement
of these bonds
contributes to the unique
properties of dextran,
making it important in
various biological and
industrial applications.
Cellulose is a homopolysaccharide that serves as a
structural component in plants, making up the plant cell
wall. It consists of long, unbranched chains of beta-glucose
molecules linked together by beta 1-4 glycosidic bonds.
The configuration of these bonds allows cellulose chains to form
hydrogen bonds with each other, resulting in a strong and rigid
structure.
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