PRELIM LEC: CARBOHYDRATES

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are organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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Carbohydrates

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Chemical composition of carbohydrates:

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Cn(H2O)n

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Two forms of CHO:

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Aldose Ketose

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are the major constituents of physiologic system: brain, erythrocyte, and retinal cells in humans.They are also the major source of energy.

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Carbohydrates

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carbonyl group in the middle linked to 2 other carbon atoms

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Ketose

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terminal end carbonyl group called aldehyde group

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Aldose

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most important carbohydrates

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glucose

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is directly used as energy source and or stored as glycogen in the liver or muscles.

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glucose

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3 carbon:

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triose sugar

#10

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5 carbon:

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pentose sugar

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6 carbon:

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hexos sugar

#12

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Classification of CHO based on Location of carbonyl group:

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aldose ketose

#13

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classificatios of carbohydrates:

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• Location of carbonyl group • Number of carbon • Number of sugar units

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Classification of CHO based on the number of sugar units:

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Monosaccharides Disaccharides Polysaccharides Oligosaccharide

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two monosaccharides are joined by a glycosidic linkage

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Disaccharides

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-simple sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to a simpler form - can contain 3 or more carbon atoms

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Monosaccharides

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-linkage of many monosaccharide units -on hydrolysis, will yield more than 10 monosaccharides

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Polysaccharides

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2-10 carbohydrates

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Oligosaccharide

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example of aldose with 3 carbon

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glyceraldehyde

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example of ketose with 3 carbon

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dihydrogenase

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example of aldose with 5 carbons

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ribose

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example of ketose with 5 carbons

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ribulose

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example of aldose with 6 carbons

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glucose

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example of ketose with 6 carbons:

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galactose fructose