Hipoglucemiantes Orales 2 Carbohydrates Biochemistry

Hipoglucemiantes Orales 2 Carbohydrates Biochemistry This page titled 2.7: structure and function carbohydrates is shared under a cc by nc sa 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and or curated by kevin ahern, indira rajagopal, & taralyn tan via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the libretexts platform. carbohydrates are a third major group of biomolecules. This document summarizes key aspects of carbohydrate metabolism. it discusses the digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. the primary site of digestion is the small intestine by pancreatic enzymes and brush border enzymes. glucose and other monosaccharides are then absorbed into blood.

Hipoglucemiantes Orales Enfermerг A Farmacologг A Farmacologia 6.1: structure and function carbohydrates. carbohydrates are commonly described as sugars, or saccharides, from the greek word for sugar. the simplest carbohydrates are called monosaccharides. an example is glucose. monosaccharides can be joined to make larger molecules. disaccharides contain two monosaccharides. Several classifications of carbohydrates have proven useful, and are outlined in the following table. classification according to molecular size or complexity. simple carbohydrates. monosaccharides (1 unit) complex carbohydrates. disaccharides (2 units) oligosaccharides (3 10 units) polysaccharides (hundreds or thousands of units. The covalent bonds in carbohydrates are either α or β glycosidic linkages depending on the stereochemistry of the carbon atoms bound together. the linear chain in a carbohydrate molecule contains either an α 1,4 glycosidic bond or a β 1,4 glycosidic bond. the branching in carbohydrates, however, results due to a 1,6 glycosidic bond. Figure 7.2.1 7.2. 1: monosaccharides are classified based on the position of the carbonyl group and the number of carbons in the backbone. monosaccharides of four or more carbon atoms are typically more stable when they adopt cyclic, or ring, structures. these ring structures result from a chemical reaction between functional groups on opposite.