Category: Biochemistry 12
Glycolysis ( Embden-Meyerhof Pathway) Definition In glycolysis pathway glucose is converted to pyruvate (aerobic condition) or lactate (anaerobic condition), along with production of a small quantity of energy. Site …
Carbohydrate Metabolism Introduction All living cells require energy to carry out various cellular activities. This energy is stored in the chemical bonds of organic molecules (e.g. carbohydrates, fats, proteins) …
Heteropolysaccarides Heteropolysaccarides contain two or more different kind of monosaccharides. Usually they provide extracellular support for organisms of all kingdoms: the bacteria cell envelope, or the matrix that holds …
Reactions of Monosaccharides Enediol formation In mild alkaline solutions, carbohydrates containing free sugar group (aldehyde or keto group) will tautomerise to form enediols, where two hydroxyl groups are attached …
Sterioisomers Compounds having same structural formula but differing in spatial configuration are known as sterioisomers. While writing the molecular formula of monosaccharides, the spatial arrangements of H and OH …
Classification of Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are classified into following classes depending upon whether these undergo hydrolysis and if so on the number of products form: Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Trisaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Polysaccharides …
Source of Carbohydrates Baked goods commonly contain dietary starch and added sugar. Most dietary carbohydrates come from plants. Sugars and starches are nutritive carbohydrates, meaning they are broken down …
Carbohydrates Introduction A carbohydrate is a large biological molecule, or macromolecule, consisting only of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O), usually with a hydrogen:oxygen atom ratio of 2:1. …
