370 MONO/POLYSACCHARIDES (2.4)

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Monosaccharides

—Simple sugars
—Usually used as main source of energy (glucose)
—Straight chain aldehyde/ketone derivatives
—Cyclic sugars can convert from one anomer to another (alpha to beta)

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Polysaccharides

—Polymers of monosaccharides

—Enzymes can catalyze the oligomerization of mono to form poly
→Condensation (dehydration) reaction forms a glycosidic bond between one anomeric carbon and one non-anomeric carbon on neighbouring monomers

—Chemically inert because anomeric carbon is locked into place

<p>—Polymers of monosaccharides</p><p>—Enzymes can catalyze the <strong>oligomerization</strong> of mono to form poly<br> →Condensation (dehydration) reaction <strong>forms a glycosidic bond</strong> between one anomeric carbon and one non-anomeric carbon on neighbouring monomers</p><p>—Chemically inert because anomeric carbon is locked into place</p>

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Common polysaccharides

STARCH: linear, glucose monomers linked by alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds

GLYCOGEN: branched, glucose monomers linked by alpha-1,4 bonds, branches from alpha-1,6 bonds

CELLULOSE: glucose linked by beta-1,4 bonds, humans unable to digest this bond, cellulase secreted by herbibvores does

<p>STARCH: linear, <em>glucose monomers linked by alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds</em><br><br>GLYCOGEN: branched, <em>glucose monomers linked by alpha-1,4 bonds, branches from alpha-1,6 bonds </em><br><br>CELLULOSE: <em>glucose linked by beta-1,4 bonds</em>, humans unable to digest this bond, cellulase secreted by herbibvores does</p>

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