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Carbohydrate Structure

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What atoms do carbohydrates contain?

Back (Answer)

Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

#2
Front (Question)

What is the basic building block of carbohydrates?

Back (Answer)

Monosaccharide

#3
Front (Question)

Linear monosaccharides

Back (Answer)

Always contain at least one hydroxyl group and a carbonyl

#4
Front (Question)

What is the sugar called if the carbonyl is at the end of the chain

Back (Answer)

it is an aldehyde group and classed a aldose

#5
Front (Question)

What is the sugar called if the carbonyl is in the middle of the chain

Back (Answer)

a ketone and called ketose

#6
Front (Question)

Hemiacetal groups

Back (Answer)

Contain an R, OR, OH, and H groups all bound to the same carbon. These are produced from aldehydes

#7
Front (Question)

Hemiketal

Back (Answer)

Contains an R, R, OH, OR group to same carbond

#8
Front (Question)

5 membered ring structures name

Back (Answer)

Furanose

#9
Front (Question)

6 membered ring structures name

Back (Answer)

Pyranose