Carbs Classification
Give an example of a monosaccharide
glucose
fructose
galactose
Bonus- glucose+glucose= ?
Where does carb digestion start?
Mouth
Bonus: What is the enzyme and accessory organ involved here?
What are the 3 fates of glucose?
Energy
Storage as glycogen
Storage as fat
Components of a triglyceride
1 glycerol
3 fatty acids
Most abundant in diet and body
Triglyceride
Name the 3 parts of the grain and what they contain.
Bran- fiber
Endosperm- Starch
Germ- Vitamin E
Bonus: Starch is composed of what two complex carbs?
Why does carb digestion pause in the stomach?
Enzymes are proteins, denature in acidic gastric juices
First step of metabolism
Glycolysis
Bonus: What is the product of glycolysis?
classify this fatty acid
monounsaturated
Omega 3
Precursor to hormones, Vit D, and emulsifiers
Cholesterol
Bonus: What compound used in digestion is cholesterol a part of?
What carbohydrate has the ability to lower cholesterol?
Soluble fiber
What enzyme will digest amylopectin?
Amylase
Bonus: What dissaccharide will amylose break into?
Hormone that is produced when blood sugar rises.
Insulin
Bonus: Where is it produced?
What kind of fatty acid is predominately found in butter?
EXPLAIN
Present in cell membranes
Phosopholipids
Bonus: where else do we find phospholipids?
What causes lactose intolerance?
Lacking the enzyme lactase
Bonus: Where is lactase produced?
What is the final product of carb digestion?
Monosaccharides
Bonus: Where are they transported?
Why is gluconeogenesis not preferred?
Uses body proteins to make glucose that the body would rather use for other things.
Bonus: Which organ runs on glucose exclusively?
Contain two fatty acids
Phosopholipids
Bonus: what else do they contain?
Which fatty acid is found in abundance in vegetable oils?
monounsaturated
Carbohydrate stored in animals
Glycogen
Bonus: Describe the structure of glycogen
Break down of carbohydrates uses what kind of reaction?
Hydrolysis
Bonus: Is this catabolic or anabolic?
Give an example scenario where we would see glycogenesis occur
you tell me
A nonessential lipid
Cholesterol
Which two fatty acids are essential?
Linoleic
Linolenic
Bonus: Where is the first double bond in each of these?