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Biochemical Molecules and Processes - Carbohydrates II - 11/11/24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how is a disaccharide formed? | linking of 2 sugars by an O-glycosidic bond |
| bond in sucrose? | 1-2 glycosidic bond glucose (C1) and fructose (C2) |
| how is sucrose a non-reducing sugar? | 1-2 glycosidic bond takes up both anomeric carbons so disaccharide cannot open so cannot react with reducing agents |
| lactose? | 1,4-glycosidic link |
| glycogen? | alpha-1-4, glycosidic bonds branches roughly every 10 units in an alpha-1,6 glycosidic bond |
| cellulose? | isomer of alpha-amylose beta glycosidic links inverted flip 180 interval to facilitate formation of glycosidic link |
| hyaluronic acid? | component in synovial fluid and vitreous humour of eye, skin moisture and ageing, occurs in capsules surrounding bacteria |
| hyaluronic acid is also known as? | hyaluronate |
| describe linkages in hyaluronate | 250-25000 beta1-4 linked disaccharide units consiisting of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine linked by a beta 1-3 bond |
| how does penicillin kill susceptible bacteria | specifically inhibiting transpeptidase |
| transpeptidase? | catalyses final step in cell wall biosynthesis, cross linking of peptidoglycan |
| by inhibiting transpeptidase, what is the result? | weak cell wall and osmotic lysis of bacterium |