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In Part 1 we discuss about water, and in Part 2 we're going to learn the second subtopic,
that is carbohydrates.
Let's go further.
First, by determining the number of carbon atoms . (Like what we learnt in SPM
Chemistry)
Example is like triose for three carbon atoms, pentose for five carbon atoms and hexose
for six carbon atoms.
Reducing means that when these sugars are tested using Benedict's solution , the copper
(II) ions in this solution is reduced to copper(I) ions. Blue Benedict's solution turns brick
red .
Pentose o r hexose sugarcan form ring structure which is more stable . And, ***do
remember, only ring structure can be used to make disaccharides and polysaccharides.
Usually first carbon atom in aldose sugar attached to carbonyl group while in ketone
sugar is attached to second carbon atom. What does that mean?
After that, it's about the importance or functions of monosaccharides.
These are formed when two monosaccharides are condensed together. One
monosaccharide loses an H atom from carbon atom number 1 and the other loses an
OH group from carbon 4 to form the bond.
The reaction, which is called a condensation reaction, involves the loss of water (H2O)
and the formation of an 1,4-glycosidic bond. Depending on the monosaccharides used,
this can be an -1,4-glycosidic bond or a -1,4-glycosidic bond.
The reverse of this reaction, the formation of two monosaccharides from one
disaccharide, is called hydrolysis reaction and requires one water molecule to supply the
H and OH to the sugars formed.
Examples of Disaccharides
Sucrose: glucose + fructose,
Lactose: glucose + galactose,
Maltose: glucose + glucose.
Sucrose is used in many plants for transporting food reserves, often from the leaves to
other parts of the plant. Lactose is the sugar found in the milk of mammals and maltose is
the first product of starch digestion and is further broken down to glucose before
absorption in the human gut.
Examples of polysaccharides:
1.)Starch
2.)Glycogen
3.)Cellulose
functions of carbohydrates
1. Substrate for r espiration (gl ucose is ess ential for cardiac tissues).
2. Inter mediate in r espiration ( e.g. gl yceraldehydes).
3. Energy stor es (e. g. starch, gl yc ogen).
4. Structural (e. g. cell ulos e, chi tin in arthr opod exoskel etons and fungal walls).
5. Transport (e. g. sucros e is transported i n the phl oem of a plant).
6. Rec ognition of mol ecul es out side a cell (e. g. attached t o protei ns or lipids on c ell surface membra ne).