BIOL10002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Galactose, Maltose, Glycolipid

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General formula (ch2o)n, where n is the number of carbon atoms. Source of stored energy that can be released in a form usable by organisms. Serves as carbon skeletons that can be rearranged to form new molecules. Carbohydrates are found on the outer surface of all eukaryotic cell membranes and are attached to mostly the membrane proteins & sometime phospholipids. Extra facts: protein carbohydrates attached are called glycoproteins and phospholipids carbohydrates are glycolipids. Monosaccharides: one sugar unit, e. g. glucose, galactose, fructose. They are the monomers from which the larger carbohydrates are constructed. Disaccharides: consist of two monosaccharides linked together by covalent bonds via condensation reaction. Polysaccharides: complex carbohydrates composed of many sugar monomers linked together. Many monosaccharides joined together by condensation polymerisation a. b. c. It is the principal energy storage compound of plants. Glycogen: water insoluble, highly branched polymer of glucose. Used to store glucose in the liver and muscles and is thus an energy storage compound for animals.

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