Transcript Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates
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CH2OH
H
O
H
OH
H
H
OH
HO
Carbohydrates:
Energy molecules
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H
OH
Carbohydrates
 Building block molecules = sugars
sugar - sugar - sugar - sugar - sugar
sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar
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Carbohydrates
 Function:

quick energy

energy storage

structure
 Example
glucose
C6H12O6
sucrose
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sugars

starches

cellulose (cell wall)
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starch
Sugars = building blocks
 Names for sugars usually end in -ose
glucose
 fructose
 sucrose
 maltose
CH2OH
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H
O
H
OH
H
H
OH
HO
H
OH
glucose
C6H12O6
sucrose
fructose
maltose
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Building carbohydrates
 Synthesis
monosaccharides
|
glucose
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glucose
2 sugars =
disaccharide
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maltose
Building carbohydrates
 Synthesis
monosaccharides
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glucose
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fructose
2 sugars =
disaccharide
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sucrose
(table sugar)
BIG carbohydrates
 Starch

energy storage in plants
 potatoes
 Glycogen
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energy storage in animals
 in liver & muscles
 Cellulose

structure in plants
 cell walls
 Chitin

structure in arthropods & fungi
 exoskeleton
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Building BIG carbohydrates
glucose + glucose + glucose… = polysaccharide
starch
(plant)
energy
storage
glycogen
(animal)
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Digesting starch vs. cellulose
starch
easy to
digest
cellulose
hard to
digest
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enzyme
enzyme
Cellulose
 Cell walls in plants
herbivores can digest cellulose
 most carnivores cannot digest cellulose
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 that’s why they
eat meat to get
their energy &
nutrients
 cellulose = roughage
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Helpful bacteria
 How can cows digest cellulose?
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bacteria live in their stomachs & help digest
cellulose-rich (grass) meals (symbiosis)
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