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Carbohydrates

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What are monosaccharides? Monosaccharides are single sugar units.
What are the three main monosaccharides? The three monosaccharides are glucose, galactose and fructose.
Why are glucose, galacatose and fructose hexose sugars? Glucose, galactose and fructose are hexose sugars because they all contain six carbon aoms.
What is a disaccharide madse up of? A disaccharide is made up of two single sugar units joined together.
What reaction occurs when two monosaccharides join together to form a disaccharide? A condensation reaction occurs when two monosaccharides join to form a disaccharide.
What is a condensation reaction? A condensation reaction is when a water molecule is released as the two sugar molecules combine in the reaction.
Name the three main disaccharides. The three disaccharides are sucrose, maltose and lactose.
What two monosaccharides make up sucrose? The two monosaccharides that make up sucrose are glucose and fructose.
What reaction splits the glycosidic link between two sugar units in a disaccharide? Hydrolysis splits the glycosidic link between two sugar units in a disaccharide.
What is hydrolysis? Hydrolysis of carbohydrates is where water is added to the bond and the molecule splits into two.
What are polysaccharides? Polysaccharides are polymers made up of 3 or more simple sugar monomers joined by glycosidic links into long chains.
What are the three main polysaccharides? The three main types of polysaccharide are starch, cellulose and glycogen.
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