Miami BMB 401 Exam 1 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Revision Notes

Miami BMB 401 Exam 1 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Revision Notes


Lactose - ANS ✔✔b-D-Galactose + b-D-Glucose

Linkage (b1->b4)

Reducing



Sucrose - ANS ✔✔a-D-glucose + b-D-fructose

Linkage: (a1->b2)

Non-Reducing



Maltose - ANS ✔✔a-D-Glucose + a-D-Glucose

Linkage: (a1->a4)

Reducing



Lactulose - ANS ✔✔b-D-Galactose + b-D-Fructose

Linkage: (b1->b4)

Reducing



Trehalose - ANS ✔✔a-D-Glucose + a-D-Glucose

Linkage: (a1->a1)

Non-Reducing



Starch - ANS ✔✔-Homoglycan

-Monosaccaride Subunit: a-D-Glucose

-Amylose: linear, linkage: (a1->a4)

-Amylopectin: branched, linkage (a1->a6)

, -Fuel Storage (Plants)

-Coiled-coil conformation



Glycogen - ANS ✔✔-Homoglycan

-Monosaccaride Subunit: a-D-Glucose

-Highly branched, Linkage: (a1->a4);(a1->a6)

-Fuel Storage (Animals)

-Coiled-coil conformation



Cellulose - ANS ✔✔-Homoglycan

-Monosaccaride Subunit: b-D-Glucose

-Linkage: (b1->b4)

-Structural Component in Plants

-Extended Conformation

-Most abundant organic biopolymer on earth



Chitin - ANS ✔✔-Homoglycan

-Monosaccaride Subunit: N-Acetylglucosamine

-Linkage: (b1->b4)

-Structural Component in Exoskeletons and Fungi

-Extended Conformation



Hyaluronan - ANS ✔✔-Heteroglycan

-Subunit A: b-D-glucuronate

-Subunit B: n-Acetyl-b-D-glucosamine

-Intra-Linkage: (b1->b3)