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Mutarotation is the spontaneous shift from one ____ form to another.
____ are single carbohydrate units.
Reducing sugars have a/an ____.
____ sugars have a/an -OH group attached to the anomeric carbon.
____ are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen atom .
Deoxy- sugars are sugars that have had a ____ .
In a ____, a sugar reacts with a carboxylic acid or one of its derivatives to form an ester .
In a sugar esterification, a sugar reacts with a ____ .
____ is the basis for building complex carbohydrates and requires the anomeric carbon to link to another sugar .
Glycoside formation is the basis for building complex carbohydrates and requires ____ .
____ form as a result of a glycosidic bond between two monosaccharide subunits.
Disaccharides form as a result of a ____ bond between two monosaccharide subunits.
Lipids are in____ in nonpolar organic solvents.
Lipids are insoluble in ____.
Phospholipids contain a h____ tails.
A saturated fatty acid has ____s fluid.
A ____ fatty acid has no double bonds in its tail and is less fluid.
____ are phospholipids that contain a glycerol backbone.
Glycerophospholipids are ____ backbone.
____ contain a sphingosine backbone.
Sphingolipids contain a ____ backbone.
A/an ____ is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath that surrounds some nerve ce…
A/an sphingomyelin is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous ____.
____ are a subtype of glycolipids and contain a sphingosine, fatty acid, and a sugar unit
Glycosphingolipids are a subtype of ____
A/an ____ is a molecule composed of a glycosphingolipid with one or more sialic acids linked on the sugar chain.
A/an ganglioside is a molecule composed of a ____ linked on the sugar chain.
____ are steroid precursors.
Terpenes are ____ precursors.
Steroids contain ____ cyclopentane ring(s)
Steroids contain 3 ____ ring(s)
____ contain 3 cyclohexane ring(s) and 1 cyclopentane ring(s)
The precursor to steroid hormones is ____
The precursor to ____ hormones is cholesterol
____ are lipid compounds that are signaling molecules and regulate cAMP levels
Prostaglandins are lipid compounds that are ____ levels
The four fat soluble vitamins are ____
____ are the storage form of fatty acids
Triacylglycerols are the ____ form of fatty acids
____ are cells used for storage of triacylglycerol deposits
____ are unesterified fatty acids that travel in the bloodstream
Free fatty acids are ____ fatty acids that travel in the bloodstream
____ is the ester hydrolysis of triacylglycerols using a strong base like sodium or KOH.
Saponification is the ____ using a strong base like sodium or KOH.
Saponification is the ester hydrolysis of triacylglycerols using a ____.
A/an ____ can dissolve a lipid-soluble molecule in its fatty acid core
A/an micelle can dissolve a ____ core
____ are polymers of nucleotides.
Nucleic acids are polymers of ____.
The primary structure of nucleic acids is the ____
The ____ structure of nucleic acids is the linear sequence of nucleotides
The secondary structure of nucleic acids is made up of ____
The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up of interactions between bases within the same molecule
The tertiary structure of nucleic acids is made up by the ____
The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up by the location of the atoms in 3D space
The quaternary structure of nucleic acids is made up of ____
The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up of interactions of nucleic acids with other molecules
____ is a polymer made up of monomers called nucleotides. Long strands form a double helix which runs antiparallel.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer made up of monomers called ____.
DNA is ____ charged due to its phosphate backbone .