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27.S: Biomolecules - Lipids (Summary)

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    Concepts & Vocabulary

    • fulfill all of the detailed objectives listed under each individual section.
    • define, and use in context, any of the key terms introduced in this chapter.

    25.1 Introduction

    • Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrog

    25.2 Classification of Carbohydrates

    • Carbohydrates originate as products from photosynt

    25.3 Fischer Projections

    • The Fischer projection is a type of notation often used when multip

    25.4 D,L Sugars

    • To determine absolute configuration for carbohydrates, Emil Fischer started with an arb

    25.5 Configurations of Aldoses

    • The aldos

    25.6 Anomers

    • The preferred structural form of mon

    25.7 Reactions of Monosaccharides

    • The -OH groups on a monosacc

    25.8 The Eight Essential Monosaccharides

    • The eight essential monos

    25.9 Disaccharides

    • Disaccharides are sugars com

    25.10 Polysaccharides and Their Synthesis

    • Polysaccharides are very large polymers co

    25.11 Other Important Carbohydrates

    • The backbone of DNA is based on a repeated

    25.12 Cell-Surface Carbohydrates and Influenza Viruses

    • Carbohydrates a

    Skills to Master

    • Skill 25.1 Determine which molecules can be classified as carbohydr

    Summary of Reactions


    27.S: Biomolecules - Lipids (Summary) is shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Steven Farmer & Dietmar Kennepohl.