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Carbohydrates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hydrolosis | When to molecules are split. |
| Condensaton | When to molecules are joined. |
| Carbohydrates | Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen |
| Monosaccharides | Are single sugar units. |
| Disaccharides | Two single sugar units joined together (double sugar) |
| Polysaccharides | More than two single sugar unites joined together. |
| Sucrose | Glucose and Fructose. |
| Maltose | Glucose and Glucose. |
| Lactose | glucose and Fructose. |
| 1,4 Glycosidic bond | Is formed between carbon 1 on one side and carbon 4 on the other. |
| Two types of starch | Amylose and Amylopectin. |
| Bonds in Amylose | 1,4 |
| Bonds in Amylopectin | 1,4 and 1,6 |
| Types of Polysaccharides | Starch, cellulose, glycogen. |
| Why is Glycogen a good Energy storage molecule? | Its insoluble and it has many branches so it can be broken down rapidly. |
| Why is starch a good molecule for storing energy? | starch is insoluble and it doesn't devolve across cell membranes and it doesn't have an osmotic effect. |