Chapter Four Macromolecules of Life
I. Carbohydrates -Sugars *Carbo -consists of Carbon *hydrate -water *CH2O.Ratio of 1 carbon to 2 Hydrogen to 1 Oxygen.
Quick Energy + Mid-term energy compounds (not longest energy burst)
A. Monosaccharides -single sugars. Glucose, Dextrose, Galactose, Fructose, Ribose, etc...
Glucose -Blood sugar
*Product of Photosynthesis Transported into cells/storage by Insulin
C6H12O6Basic function is Quick Energy and they are easily converted into ATP, or are stored in ions as branching chains
B. Disaccharides -Pair of sugars
and Olgosaccharides -2-4 monosaccharides in a chain.
1. Sucrose -Glucose bonded to Fructose. Table sugar. @room temp glucose & fructose are gels, but sucrose is a sold @ room temp.
Hydrolysis is shown by an arrow pointing up.
Hydrolysis- *hydro-H20 *lysis-chemical Destruction
-Destroying a H2O in order to break a bond between 2 monomers. Main reaction in Digestion
The water breaks the bonds in Sucrose
No comments:
Post a Comment