Carbohydrates

Monnosaccharide

Monomers of carbohydrates

How do monosaccharides join together ?

Condensation reaction involving the addition of a water molecule (H2O)

What Bond is formed between two monosaccharides ?

A glycosidic bond

What reaction breaks the chemical bond between two monosaccharides ?

Hydrolysis reaction involves the removal of a water molecule

Alpha-glucose + galactose

Lactose

Alpha-glucose + Alpha-glucose

Maltose

Alpha-glucose + fructose

Sucrose