BIOL 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Acceptable Daily Intake, Lactase, Maltose
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What are the simplest of the carbohydrates? monosaccharides. What is glucose? most important fuel, aka dextrose/blood sugar, breakdown of starches and sucrose. What is fructose? fruit sugar. in sucrose (fruit, honey, high fructose corn syrup), converted into glucose at certain organs. What is galactose? milk sugar. in lactose, converted to glucose at certain organs. What are disacchardies? class of sugars formed by chemical bonding of two monosacchardies(simple sugars) What is maltose used in? beer and liquor industry. What are complex carbohydrates? polysaccharides . usually 100s to 1000s. What are examples polysaccharides ? starch (amylose, and amylopectin), dietary fiber, glycogen. How do plants store carbohydrates? starch (amylose ~20% and amylopectin) What other complex carbohydrate do plants make that humans cannot digest? cellulose. What is glycogen and where is it stored? a glucose unit with many branches. stored in liver and muscles.