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How does a disaccharide form? - ANSWER -A hydroxyl group of one
monosaccharide reacts with a hydroxyl group of a second monosaccharide.
What is the bond called between two monosaccharides? - ANSWER -Glycosidic
linkage
How does hydrolysis affect a disaccharide? - ANSWER -It cleaves the C-O
glycosidic linkage and forms two monosaccharides.
What monosaccharides does sucrose contain? - ANSWER -Glucose and fructose
What are three examples of artificial sweeteners? - ANSWER -Aspartame,
Saccharine, Sucralose
Where is cellulose found? - ANSWER -Cell walls of all plants
Why can humans not digest cellulose? - ANSWER -Humans do not posses the
enzyme to hydrolyze cellulose
Is cellulose branched or unbranched? - ANSWER -unbranched
What enzyme digests starch? - ANSWER -Amylase
Name two examples of starch. - ANSWER -Amylose and amylopectin
What is the major form of polysaccharide storage in animals? - ANSWER -
Glycogen
, What characteristic of glycogen makes it easy fro hydrolysis to occur? - ANSWER
-Glycogen is highly branched so there are many ends available for hydrolysis
What bonds form by joining amino acids? - ANSWER -Amide bonds
What functional groups do amino acids contain? - ANSWER -Amino group and
carboxyl group
L-amino acids have the -NH3+ group on the _____________. - ANSWER -Left
D amino acids have the -NH3+ group on the _______________. - ANSWER -
Right
T or F? All amino acids except glycine, have a chirality center at the a-carbon. -
ANSWER -True
What charge do zwitterions have? - ANSWER -They are electrically neutral
What is the most important property of the R-groups on amino acids? - ANSWER
-Polarity
What does the net charge on an amino acid depend on? - ANSWER -pH
What is the isoelectric point? - ANSWER -The pH at which the majority of the
molecules of a compound have no net charge.
What are the 4 levels of protein structure? - ANSWER -Primary, Secondary,
Tertiary, and Quaternary
What is the secondary structure of a protein? - ANSWER -3D arrangement of
localized regions of a protein.
a-helix and B-pleated sheet