how do the structures of glucose and galactose differ?
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- What type of bond is formed between two sugars in a disaccharide? Show transcribed image text Part A Review Figure 5.2. How do the structures of glucose and galactose differ? Glucose Galactose OH HO OH OH Ho Ho Glucose is an aldose; galactose is a ketose Glucose has more hydrogen and fewer oxygen atoms than galactose. Glucose is a hexose; galactose is a pentose The spatial arrangement of the hydroxyl group on the fourth carbon is different. 100% (1 rating)
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- Glucose is made of 6 carbons, 12 hydorgens and 6 oxygens while ribose is made of 5 carbons, 10 hydrogens and 5 ox … ygens. glucose is used by organisms to get energy from while ribose is a component of the DNA.
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Difference Between Hexose and Pentose Hexose vs Pentose. Carbohydrates are a group of compounds that are defined as “polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketones or substances that hydrolyze to yield polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketones.” Carbohydrates are the most abundant type of organic molecules on earth. Hexose is the group of monosaccharides with six carbon atoms whereas pentose is the group of monosaccharides with five carbon atoms. •Hexose molecules have more chiral centers than pentose molecules.
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The Difference Between Oligosaccharides & Polysaccharides Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are both complex carbohydrates. Their building blocks are the dietary monosaccharides glucose, fructose and galactose, also known as simple carbohydrates, or sugars. Disaccharides such as sucrose, which are composed of two monosaccharide units, are also sugars. The prefix “oligo” means “few.” Most oligosaccharides are composed of three to 10 monosaccharide units. Oligosaccharides are not digestible by human gut enzymes. Poly” means “many”; polysaccharides are composed of long chains of monosaccharide units.
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Disaccharide ...of glucose and one of fructose bonded via an α-,β-linkage. Lactose (milk sugar), found in the milk of all mammals, consists of glucose and galactose connected by a β-linkage. Maltose, a product of the breakdown of starches during digestion, consists of two molecules of glucose connected via an α-linkage. Another important disaccharide, trehalose, which is found in...
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Disaccharides (α-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4) D-glucopyranose) and (β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4) D-glucopyranose) are both disaccharides made of D-glucopyranose. Comparing the two structures given below you can observe that both have a 1→4 glycosidic bond. C-1 (orange) of one glucose unit is bonded to the oxygen of C-4 of the second unit.
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Sucrose In sucrose, the components glucose and fructose are linked via an ether bond between C1 on the glucosyl subunit and C2 on the fructosyl unit. The bond is called a glycosidic linkage. Glucose exists predominantly as two isomeric pyranoses (α and β), but only one of these forms links to the fructose.
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Chapter 5 Explain why the difference is biologically important. Starch: A polymer made of glucose molecules joined by 1-4 linkages that give starch a helical shape. (Alpha) Cellulose: The configuration of the ring form of glucose is different than starch, resulting in the geometry of the glycosidic bonds.he non-polar hydrocarbons make a fat hydrophobic. Phospholipids: Consist of a glycerol linked to two fatty acids and a negatively charged phosphate group, to which other small molecules are attached. Head is hydrophilic and tail (two fatty acid chains) is hydrophobic.
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- The carbon atom number 1 (C1) in one sugar is linked to the fourth carbon atom (C4) of the next sugar in an extended array. All the glucose molecules in cellulose have the beta-configuration at the C1 atom, so all the glycosidic bonds that join the glucose molecules together are also of the beta type. This means that the cellulose molecule is straight, and many such molecules can lay side by side in a parallel series of rows.
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What Is the Difference Between Sucrose, Glucose & Fructose? Simple carbohydrates are classified as either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Monosaccharides are the simplest, most basic units of carbohydrates and are made up of only one sugar unit. Glucose and fructose are monosaccharides and are the building blocks of sucrose, a disaccharide.Thus, disaccharides are just a pair of linked sugar molecules. They are formed when two monosaccharides are joined together and a molecule of water is removed -- a dehydration reaction.lucose and fructose are monosaccharides and are the building blocks of sucrose, a disaccharide. Thus, disaccharides are just a pair of linked sugar molecules.
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- Galactose is a monosaccharide sugar of the hexose class that is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides. Galactose is found in milk, sugar beets, gums, and mucilages.alactose is a monosaccharide sugar of the hexose class that is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides. Galactose is found in milk, sugar beets, gums, and mucilages.
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Difference Between Fructose and Sugar The simple sugar, glucose, is a monosaccharide, while table sugar, or sucrose, is a disaccharide. Glucose is the base form of sugar, along with two other monosaccharides, namely galactose and fructose. Fructose was first identified by Augustin Dubrunfault way back in 1847.owever, like other sugars, fructose should not be consumed too much. Another difference of fructose from other sugars is that it is digested in the liver. Other sugars such as glucose are processed in one’s bloodstream to facilitate the release of insulin.
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How do storage carbohydrates differ from structural carbohydrates? Among the most important monosaccharides are glucose (found in plants and animals), fructose (a fruit sugar), and galactose (formed from the milk sugar lactose). Glucose is especially important in vital life processes. Each of these simple sugars is made up of the same number and types of atoms, arranged differently.
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Galactose Galactose (galacto- + -ose, milk sugar), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is less sweet than glucose and fructose.It is a C-4 epimer of glucose. Galactan is a polymer of the sugar galactose found in hemicellulose.Galactan can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis.alactose is a monosaccharide. When combined with glucose (monosaccharide), through a condensation reaction, the result is the disaccharide lactose. The hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose is catalyzed by the enzymes lactase and β-galactosidase. The latter is produced by the lac operon in Escherichia coli.
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Difference Between Simple and Complex Carbohydrates Six-carbon sugars are the glucose, fructose, and galactose and they can exist as a straight chain or as a ring (in an aqueous environment). Glucose is the important energy storage monosaccharide as it acts as the building block of certain main and complex carbohydrates.
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What is the difference between an aldose sugar and a ketose sugar? They are both carbohydrates and monosaccarides. Examples of ketoses are fructose and ketone bodies (produced by the body). Examples of aldoses are glucose and galactose. They are similar but not identical. The explanation given by the first person, mentioning ketone and aldone molecules is also true and correct.
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- In solutions, the open-chain form of glucose (either 'D-' or 'L-') exists in equilibrium with several cyclic isomers, each containing a ring of carbons closed by one oxygen atom. The D-glucose can exist in two forms alpha-D-glucose and beta-D-glucose. They differ only in the direction that-H and-OH groups point on carbon 1 (See the jmol images below). When alpha-glucose molecules are joined chemically to form a polymer starch is formed.
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chapter 4: the carbohydrates: sugar,starches and fibers The 3 monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, and galactose)all have the same chemical formula (C6H12O6), but their structures differ. The 3 disaccharides (maltose, sucrose, and lactose) are pairs of monosaccharides, each containing a glucose paired with one of the 3 monosaccharides. The sugars derive primarily from plants, except for lactose and its component galactose, which come from milk and milk products.A disaccharide, in turn, can be broken into its two monosaccharides by a hydrolysis reaction using water.
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How does the alpha differ from the beta form of glucose and why is it significant to animals? The difference is that the glucoses in starch are all the alpha form, and in cellulose they are all beta. Humans have the enzyme, amylase, that breaks down starch, so starch is probably our major food molecule.
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Carbohydrates Sucrose (table sugar) is made by joining two specific monomers, glucose and fructose. Different monosaccharide pairs produce many of the common disaccharide sugars we associate with food, including sucrose, maltose (malt sugar, two glucose monomers) and lactose (milk sugar, glucose and galactose monomers).lthough cellulose is made with glucose, the glycosidic linkages between glucose monomers are different from the bonds in glycogen and starch. This unique bond structure causes cellulose chains to form linear flat strands instead of coils. The flat cellulose strands are able to form tightly packed bundles.
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Galactose Galactose is more commonly found in the disaccharide, lactose or milk sugar. It is found as the monosaccharide in peas. Galactose is classified as a monosaccharide, an aldose, a hexose, and is a reducing sugar.
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What Is the Structure of Fructose? Both glucose and fructose have the chemical formula C6H12O6, and both consist of a linear six-carbon chain that is preferentially formed into a ring structure. In the linear form, both have a reactive group called a carboxyl that enables the transition between ring and chain structures.
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Describe the molecular structure of starch (amylase), glycogen and cellulose, and relate these structures to their functions in living organisms. Comparison of Starch and Cellulose. Both starches and cellulose are carbohydrates which are classified as polysaccharides since they are composed of chains of glucose molecules. While they are similar, starches can be used as energy sources by the human body while cellulose cannot.
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- Metabolized into glucose in the liver. Converted into glycogen, lactic acid, or fat if consumption is high. Galactose has a six carbon ring structure Not usually found in nature but exists mostly as a unit of the disaccharide lactose which is found in nature. Converted to glucose in the liver or stored as glycogen.