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Smaller organic molecules join together to form larger molecules macromolecules 4 major classes of macromolecules: carbohydrates lipids proteins nucleic acids
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Long molecules covalently bonded by linking chains of repeating smaller units polymers monomers = repeated small units each cell has millions of diff macromolecules Think: 26 letters of alphabet for all possible combinations
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Hydrolysis use H 2 O to break apart monomers reverse of condensation reaction H 2 O is split into H and OH H & OH group attach where the covalent bond used to be ex: digestion is hydrolysis
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http://nhscience.lonestar.edu/biol/dehydrat/dehydrat. html http://nhscience.lonestar.edu/biol/dehydrat/dehydrat. html
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So what’s all this talk about carbs?? Atkin’s Diet & South Beach Diet
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1. contain C, H, O 2. 1:2:1 ratio 3. provide energy or storage 4. many end in “ose” 5. three main groups – monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
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Carbohydrates are composed of C, H, O carbo - hydr - ate CH 2 O (CH 2 O) x C 6 H 12 O 6 Function: energy u energy storage raw materials u structural materials Monomer: single sugar molecules (monosaccharides) ex: sugars & starches
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Most names for sugars end in -ose Classified by number of carbons 6C = hexose (glucose) 5C = pentose (fructose, ribose) 3C = triose (glyceraldehyde): imp intermediate in metabolic process of cell respiration (burning glucose for energy)
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2005-2006 What functional groups? carbonyl ketone aldehyde hydroxyl
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5C & 6C sugars form rings in aqueous solutions in cells! Carbons are numbered
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C CC C C C 1' 2'3' 4' 5' 6' O
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Monosaccharides simple 1 monomer sugars glucose Disaccharides 2 monomers sucrose Polysaccharides large polymers starch
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simplest form of carbohydrates building blocks for larger carbohydrates (also called monomers ) usually contain molecular formula C 6 H 12 O 6 isomers: glucose, fructose, galactose glucose (blood sugar), fructose & galactose (fruit sugars) can occur as straight (open) chains or as rings numbering of carbon atoms in ring depends on the straight chain (always # the carbon atoms so that the carbon attached to the functional group is the smallest number possible)
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Glucose in the open chain and ring form
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Dehydration synthesis: putting together monomers by taking out water (req’s energy & enzymes) | fructose | glucose glycosidic linkage: can be alpha or beta which changes the orientation of the 2 monosaccharides to each other monosaccharidesdisaccharide | sucrose structural isomers “Let’s go to the video tape!” (play movie here)play movie here
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Lactose: β-1,4 linkage (the 1,4 tells you where the 2 molecules are bonded to each other)
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C 12 H 22 O 11 (molecular formula) 2 monosaccharides joined twice the energy sucrose (table sugar) = 1 glucose + 1 fructose maltose (found in sugar cane) = 1 glucose + 1 glucose lactose (milk sugar) = 1 glucose + 1 galactose maltose has alpha linkage (bottom to bottom) sucrose has alpha linkage (bottom to bottom) lactose has beta linkage (top to bottom) 1,4 or 1,2 numbering tells you what carbon numbers the linkage is being formed at
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Polymers of sugars costs little energy to build easily reversible = release energy Function: energy storage starch (plants) glycogen (animals) building materials = structure cellulose (plants) chitin (arthropods & fungi)
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(C 6 H 10 O 5 ) n [molecular formula] N= 5-5,000 monosaccharides Form chains of polymers (repeating monomer units) 2 main functions: food storage and structure Food storageStructure cellulosechitin plant starches animal starches amylose amylopectinglycogen
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2005-2006
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α -1,4 linkage on the straight chain α -1,6 linkage at the branch points (every 10 glucose molecules)
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Molecular structure determines function isomers of glucose How does structure influence function…
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Amylose: straight chain with α -1,4 linkage Amylopectin: - α -1,4 linkage on the straight chain with α -1,6 linkage at the branch points (every 30 glucose molecules)
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Amylose straight chain that forms a helical structure in water uses α glucose α-1,4 linkage used for storage (starch) in plants soluble in water Cellulose straight chain uses β glucose β-1,4 linkage (every other glucose subunit is inverted) cannot be digested by animals (lack the enzyme cellulase) used for support makes up plant cell walls insoluble in water
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Parallel cellulose molecules are held together by hydrogen bonds.
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Most abundant organic compound on Earth Cross-linking between polysaccharide chains: rigid & hard to digest Think herbivores: spend a lot of time digesting food w/help of microbes
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2005-2006 Cow can digest cellulose well; no need to eat supplemental sugars Gorilla can’t digest cellulose well; must supplement with sugar source, like fruit
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forms the exoskeletons of arthropods used to make a strong and flexible surgical thread that decomposes after the wound or incision heals makes up the cell walls of some fungi The structure of the chitin monomer
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2005-2006 Which food will get into your blood more quickly? apple rice cakes corn flakes bagel peanut M&M
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2005-2006 Ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) levels Carbohydrate foods that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indices. Their blood sugar response is fast & high.
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2005-2006 Which food will get into your blood more quickly? apple36 rice cakes82 corn flakes84 bagel72 peanut M&M33
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Let’s build some Carbohydrates!
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