Course Content - Unit Materials

Unit 11 - Carbohydrates

Objectives:

Be able to discuss and recognize the structural features and typical physical properteis for monosaccharides.
Beable to describe how the anomeric carbon in the ring forms of monosaccharides is formed and be able to distiguish between the α and β forms.
Beable to discussion what a reducing sugar is and be able to pick one out in a crowd
If given the structures of monosaccharides, beable to form di- and trisaccharides if given the type of glycosidic bonds that connects the monomers.
Be able to describe the structure, chemical and physical properties, and biological roles for the common polysaccharides that are made from glucose.
Be able to describe the three prinsipal states of glucose catabolism and the significance of high-energy moelcules.
Be able to describe the major fermentation pathways.

Readings

Class Overheads, Fall 2015

18.-16. November, 2015

Homework

Chem 150 - Fall 2015