UVM CHEM 1150 Exam 3

Glucose

Galactose

Fructose

2’-Deoxyribose

Ribose

Maltose

Lactose

Sucrose

Amylose

Amylopectin

Cellulose

Saturated Fatty Acid

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

Arachidonic Acid

Unsaturated fatty acid precursor of the Eicosanoid hormones

Prostaglandin

Hormones which mediate the following functions:

Inflammation Response

Reproductive Health

Gastrointestinal Function

Renal (Kidney) Function

Thromboxane

Hormones which mediate the following functions:

Blood Coagulation (clotting) Cascade

Leukotriene

Hormones which mediate the following functions:

Bronchial Constriction

Phosphatidate

Phosphoglyceride:

Diglyceride bearing phosphate group at a terminal hydroxyl

Sphyngomyelin

Sphyngolipid:

Nerve Cell membrane component

Steroid

Biological Applications:

Cholesterol

Bile salts

Sex hormones (Estrogen)

Glycine

Hydrophobic

(only non-chiral amino acid)

Gly

Alanine

Hydrophobic

Ala

Valine

Hydrophobic

Val

Leucine

Hydrophobic

Leu

Isoleucine

Hydrophobic

Ile

Phenylalanine

Hydrophobic

Phe

Proline

Hydrophobic

Pro

Tryptophan

Hydrophobic

Trp

Methionine

Hydrophobic

Met

Tyrosine

Polar Neutral

Tyr

Serine

Polar Neutral

Ser

Threonine

Polar Neutral

Thr

Asparagine

Polar Neutral

Asn

Glutamine

Polar Neutral

Gln

Cysteine

Polar Neutral

Cys

Lysine

Polar Positively-Charged

Lys

Histidine

Polar Positively-Charged

His

Arginine

Polar Positively-Charged

Arg

Aspartate

Polar Negatively-Charged

Asp

Glutamate

Polar-Negatively-Charged

Glu