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Monosaccharides Presentation
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The
Glucose
- Most common form of the Monosaccharides molecule
- One of three monosaccarides (fructose, glactose) absorbed directly into the blood stream during digestion
- Formula - C(6)H(12)O(6)
- A main energy source for organisms
- Found in all foods, from fruits and vegetables to soda and other tasty delights
Structure
Functions
Fructose
- Also known as "Fruit Sugar"
- Found in many plants
- Pure Fructose is very sweet
- Dissolves into water extremely easily
- Made for commercial use mostly out of corn
- Formula - C(6)H(12)O(6)
- used as energy for our bodies in the form of sugar
- a source of fuel for metabolism
- Simplest form of a Carbohydrate/Sugar
- Colorless
- Crystalline structure
- Dissolves in water
- Consists of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) atoms
- C6,H12,O6
Galactose
- A sugar less sweet then glucose
- The determining molecular factor for blood type B
- Formula - C(6)H(12)O(6)
Monosaccharides
A class of sugar that cannot be broken down into a simpler form.
Subgroups
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Galactose
Molecular Structure of Galactose
Importance to Cells
Subgroups
Hexose Pentose
- Converted into energy source for cells via Respiration
A subgroup is a division of a group, which is generally more specific and more detailed