Carbs

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• polyner: polysaccharide

• monomer monosaccharide

• most follow a similar structure: CH2O

  • many C-H bonds
  • polar
    • they contain OH groups
    • they dissolve in water
  • all have a carbonyl group

Classification

• location of carbonyl group
  • aldehyde: at the end; (aldose)
  • ketone: in the middle; (ketose)
• number of carbon atoms
  • triose
• spatial arrangement:
  • ispmer: same formula; different orientation
    • not interchangeable
• linear ring structures
  • ex: sugar typically forms rings in aqueous solutions
  • ring form:
    • alpha: hydroxemers (C-OH) are pointed down fron the ring
      • beta: hydroxemers are pointed up from the ring