Biochem Lab

These are defined as polyhydroxylated compounds with at least three carbon atoms that may or may not possess a carbonyl group

• Proteins

• Carboydrates

• lipids

• Nucleic Acids

Are those sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler carbohydrates

• POlysaccharides

• Monosaccharides

• Disaccharides

• Oligosaccharides

Most important carbohydrate

• Glucose

• Galactose

• Fructose

• Ribose

Are sometimes classified as hexosans or pentosans depending on the identity of the constituents

• POlysaccharides

• Monosaccharides

• Disaccharides

• Oligosaccharides

The designation of a sugar isomer as its mirror image

• D and L isomers

• Pyranose/Furanose

• Alpha and Beta Isomers

• Epimers

Isomers differing as a result of variations in the configuration of H and OH

• D and L isomers

• Pyranose/Furanose

• Alpha and Beta Isomers

• Epimers

Homopolymer of glucose forming an alpha-glucosidic chain called glucosan or glucan

• Glycogen

• Starch

• Inulin

• Cellulose

Are complex carbohydrates containing amino sugars and uronic acid

• Glycogen

• Glycosaminoglycans

• Gangliosides

• Dextrin

• Inulin

Are protein containing branched or unbranced oligosaccharides

• Glycoprotein

• Glycosaminoglycans

• Gangliosides

• Dextrin

• Inulin

Storage polysaccharide in animals and is a more highly branched structure

• Glycogen

• Starch

• Inulin

• Cellulose