BIOC 3021; CARBOHYDRATES TEST

Monosaccharides - ANSWER (CH2O)n (n=3 or more)
examples: glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose and deoxyribose

Oligosaccharides - ANSWER consist of two to ten monosaccharides
examples: sucrose, lactose and maltose

Polysaccharides - ANSWER -Polymers of monosaccharides that contain
hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units
-May be linear or branched polymers
examples: starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin

a-d-glucopyranose - ANSWER Ex. monosaccharides

b-d-glucopyranose - ANSWER Ex. monosaccharides

a-d-fructofuranose - ANSWER ex. monosaccaride

b-d-fructofuranose - ANSWER ex. monosaccaride

2-deoxy-a-d-Ribose - ANSWER ex. monosaccharides

B-d-glucosamine - ANSWER found in many oligo- and polysaccharides
including chitin

Disaccharides - ANSWER consist of two monosaccharide units linked by a
glycosidic bond

Sucrose - ANSWER table sugar; composed of glucose + fructose

Lactose - ANSWER milk sugar; composed of galactose + glucose

Maltose - ANSWER mat sugar; composed of two glucose units