BCH210H1 Final: Final Exam Study Guide
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Different sequences of different sugars lead to different antibodies. Sugar structures: glucose (6-member ring) and fructose (5-member ring) are types of monosaccharides, they have the same molecular formula (c6h12o6, however, they have completely different structures therefore different properties, carbohydrates are said to be poly-hydroxylated; lots of. This is what gives carbohydrates their solubility: can form h-bonds with water; allows us to dissolve them in solution, sucrose is a type of disaccharide, glucose and fructose linked together in a glycosidic linkage. Simplest monosaccharide: (c h2o)n: the simplest contains a minimum of. 3 carbons; therefore, n = 3: carbohydrates either have an aldehyde (h-c=o) or a ketone (c=o, sugars containing an aldehyde: Aldo-tri-ose sugars: sugars containing a ketone: Keto-tri-ose sugar: sugars exhibit stereospecificity; if it contains a chiral carbon (glyceraldehyde shown above), if the oh is on the left = l isomer, if the oh is on the right = d isomer.
