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Carbohydrates. Energy Cycle of Life. Formula: (CH 2 O) n (with n ≥ 3) Trioses: n=3 Tetroses: n=4 Pentoses: n=5 Hexoses: n=6 Heptoses: n=7 Octoses: n=8 Sugars contain one aldehyde or ketone carbonyl and at least two alcohols.
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Formula: (CH2O)n (with n ≥ 3) Trioses: n=3 Tetroses: n=4 Pentoses: n=5 Hexoses: n=6 Heptoses: n=7 Octoses: n=8 Sugars contain one aldehyde or ketone carbonyl and at least two alcohols. Pentoses and hexoses can be linear or cyclic (cyclic or ring form favored under physiological conditions) Monosaccharides (Monomeric Sugars)
Trioses: The Simplest Monosaccharides Aldehyde-containing sugar = aldose Ketone-containing sugar = ketose
Aldose-Ketose Interconversion via Enediol Intermediate Note: Isomerization of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate during glycolysis is catalyzed by triose phosphate isomerase, a “perfect enzyme.”
The Enantiomers of Glyceraldehdye Most naturally occurring sugars are D-sugars.
Stereochemistry of Aldotetroses <- Enantiomers -> <- Enantiomers -> <- Diastereomers ->
Cyclization of Hexoses Pentoses can cyclize also (e.g., ribofuranose).
Pyranose Ring Sugars in Chair and Boat Conformations Chair conformation more stable
The Two Chair Conformations of b-D-Glucopyranose Conformation on the left more stable since relatively bulky OH and CH2OH groups all occupy equatorial positions (in the conformation on the right they occupy more crowded axial positions).
a and b Anomers of Glucose a anomer b anomer Anomers: different configurations at C1
Acid and Lactone Derivatives Oxidation of a monosaccharide yields the corresponding acid and lactone derivatives.
Alditols Reduction of the carbonyl group on a sugar yields the corresponding alditol.
Amino Sugars Often found in complex oligo- and polysaccharides.
Two Toxic Glycosides Produced by Plants Inhibits Na+/K+ ATP-dependent pump Yields hydrogen cyanide (HCN) on hydrolysis.
Structures of Some Important Disaccharides Reducing sugar ide Non-reducing sugars H A reducing sugar has a free anomeric carbon not in glycosidic bond (free hemiacetal or hemiketal).
Storage polysaccharides Structural polysaccharides Glycosaminoglycans Polysaccharides
Amylose: A Linear Glucose Polymer (Glucan) A major storage form of glucose in plants. Polymer of a-D-glucopyranosewith a(1->4) glycosidic linkages
Amylopectin: A Branched Glucan Another storage form of glucose in plants. a(1->4) and a(1->6) glycosidic linkages R = reducing end N = nonreducing end
Also a branched glucan with a(1->4) and a(1->6) glycosidic linkages linkages, like amylopectin. Has more frequent a(1->6) branches. Glycogen: The Major Storage Form of Glucose in Animals Glycogen granules in a liver cell
Cellulose: A Structural Polysaccharide in Plants Polymer of b-D-glucopyranosewith b(1->4) glycosidic linkages
Chitin: A Structural Polysaccharide in Exoskeletons of Many Arthropods and Mollusks Polymer of N-acetyl-b-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) with b(1->4) glycosidic linkages
Repeating Structures of Some Glycosaminoglycans Glycosaminoglycans constitute the carbohydrate component of proteoglycans, conjugates of glycosaminoglycans and proteins, with structural functions in vertebrate cartilage and connective tissue.