We have four important macromolecules; carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ and nucleic acids. From these four‚ the macromolecule I chose for this assignment was carbohydrate. Carbohydrates branch off into three main categories; monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ and polysaccharides. I decided to focus on disaccharides‚ specifically sucrose. Sucrose is more commonly known as table sugar. It has a chemical formula of C12H22O11. It is physically described as a white‚ odorless (although when heated‚ it may
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organic molecules are carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ and proteins. Carbohydrates contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen with a ratio of 1:2:1‚ this means that for every 2 hydrogen atoms there is one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. They are necessary for the body to function properly because they provide the fuel that burns to produce energy. Carbohydrates come in the class of either a monosaccharide‚ disaccharide‚ or polysaccharide. Monosaccharides are the simplest form of a carbohydrate‚ disaccharides are made
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After calculating‚ this meal came to 225 grams of carbohydrates. It was enough to keep my blood sugars regulated without feeling overly stuffed. For lunch‚ if I am being completely honest‚ I did not take my blood sugars. I figured since I was feeling fine and well‚ I was hungry that I would be okay skipping one reading and/or dose of insulin. I prepared myself another 75 gram carbohydrate meal that included one turkey sandwich with mustard‚ one cup of my leftover chili
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Analysis: Lab 1 Identifying Carbohydrates There were many ranges of color changes in the Benedicts test and Iodine stain. For the Benedicts test‚ this oxidation/reduction response changes the arrangement of the reducing sugar creating a colored precipitate. The change in color is correlated to the first concentration of the reducing sugar. For the iodine test‚ the three dimensional structure of various polysaccharides permits them to react with the iodine stain to produce a certain color. As far
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Through this investigation we found no effect in carbohydrate mouth rinsing on exercise performance. On the contrary to our hypothesis‚ there was no significant difference in distance cycled between those who carbohydrate mouth rinsed and the control (Fig. 1.). In addition‚ we also found that there was no significant difference in HR throughout the entire investigation between treatment groups (Fig. 2.). These exercise performance results is inconsistent with those results obtained by Carter et
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D_____ J_____ CARBOHYDRATES LAB May 22‚ 2013 Pre-lab Questions 1. The water in test tube No. 1 is a negative control. No reaction is expected to occur because water is not a carbohydrate. Reaction by a negative control is evidence of contamination. 2. The color changes expected for positive test results are Benedict’s test: orange to brick red Tollen’s test: metallic silver Starch iodine test: blue-black 3. Identify each of the samples in Part 1 as monosaccharide
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The importance of carbohydrates in living organisms Carbohydrates contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 1.2.1.. There are many different types of carbohydrate‚ all of which are useful to living organisms. The most important carbohydrate is probable glucose. Glucose is a monosaccharide and is the monomer unit which makes up more complex polysaccharides. Two glucose molecules can be joined in a condensation reaction‚ whereby water is removed‚ for example to produce maltose‚ a disaccharide
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T2:BIOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS:DETECTION OF FATS‚PROTEINS AND CARBOHYDRATES OBJECTIVE The main purpose of the experiment is to understand some general tests that detect fats‚proteins and carbohydrates in foods. INTRODUCTION Carbohydrates are also known as sacharides. There are 4 main groups of carbohydrates‚which are monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Carbohydrates play an important role in living organism as it is the energy storage‚ and it also plays
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result in Benedict’s test as the colour of solution change from blue to brick-red and there is brick-red precipitate. Starch give positive result in Iodine test as the colour of solution change from yellow to dark blue. Glucose is the simplest carbohydrates that are monosaccharide or simple sugar. Starch consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic linkage and known as polysaccharide‚ that is polymers of sugar. Saliva that contains salivary amylase enzyme‚ which breaks
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Carbohydrates are a large group of organic compounds which are found in certain foods which contain fibres‚ starches and sugars‚ these include‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ grains and milk products. Carbohydrates play critical parts in all life shapes even thoughin trendy diets carbohydrates are usually avoided‚ they are still very important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle‚ this is because they are one of the four major classes of biomolecules. (1)One of the roles of carbohydrates is energy production
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