often ends in –ose) a. Monosaccharides - one monomer 1. Usually multiples of CH2O 2. Aldose- Sugar with aldehyde 3. Ketose- Sugar with ketone 4. Glucose‚ fructose‚ galactose b. Disaccharides- Double sugar with 2 monomers joined together by a glycosidic linkage (covenant bond) 1. Maltose – 2 Glucose 2. Sucrose - Glucose & Fructose 3. Lactose - Glucose & Galctose c. Polysaccharides / Oligosaccharides – few sugars joined together 1. Starch in plants 2. Glycogen – vertebrates store
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The book Omnivore’s Dilemma started off with a question like many other books do but this question is simple‚ what should we have for dinner tonight? But the answer is way more complicated than the just the simple question that is asked. In the book Omnivore’s Dilemma‚ Pollan examines humans eating problems and how food affects humans as a society also he is talking about food as cultural significant object and increasing food availability as a problem in our society. The Omnivore’s Dilemma is an
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overnutrition (heart disease‚ stroke‚ type 2 diabetes) are more common than nutrient deficiency diseases. True False 7. Vitamins contain 4 kilocalories per gram. True False 8. Which of the following is a disaccharide? A) sucrose B) fructose C) galactose D) glucose 9. Which of the following enzymes is found in the mouth? A) lactase B) maltase C) pancreatic amylase D) salivary amylase 10. Which enzyme digests carbohydrates in the stomach? A) salivary amylase
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environments. Due to limited oxygen‚ citrate concentrations found in the citric acid cycle are high and affects the activity of the enzyme phosphofructokinase‚ which is found in the early stages of glycolysis and catalyses the conversion of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1‚6-bisphosphate‚ by slowing down its function and therefore slowing down cellular respiration (Russell‚ Hertz‚ McMillan‚ Fenton‚ Addy‚ Maxwell‚ Haffie‚ MIlsom 2014). The null hypothesis was that the rate of respiration in mealworms would
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Abstract This research paper examines the consumption of sugar in the average American diet‚ and argues that the average amount consumed is excessive. Sugar is detrimental to health‚ and is the root cause of obesity and a multitude of health issues. Health can be markedly improved by reducing the amount of sugar in the diet. A big glass of orange juice at breakfast is a healthy way to start the day‚ right? If it’s pasteurized‚ store-bought orange juice‚ any live enzymes are cooked out
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Disaccharides Sucrose A crystalline disaccharide of fructose and glucose‚ C12H22O11‚ found in many plants but extracted as ordinary sugar mainly from sugarcane and sugar beets‚ widely used as a sweetener or preservative and in the manufacture of plastics and soaps‚ also called saccharose. Sucrose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and the most common transport sugar in plants. It is also a no reducing disaccharide‚ and is synthesized in the cytosol via the phosphorylated intermediate
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The equal opportunity in food supplies has been affected by various factors that have impacted the economy affecting minority families with low income struggling for their food supply. Over the years‚ the numbers have decreased in the food distribution due to the downfall in the economy‚ and the lack of revenue for jobs and access to healthy fresh produce. Living in the United States it creates an illusion in equality to resources‚ jobs and education‚ it promises individuals a better lifestyle‚ but
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Mikuldas‚ Hyvoje and Vinkovic‚ Vladimir‚ An Improved Method for Synthesis of Jacobsen’s Catalyst‚ Synthetic Communications‚ 31: 19‚ p. 2913-2919. 2. Burke‚ Andy‚ Dillon‚ Patrick‚ Martin‚ Kyle and Hanks‚ T. W.‚ Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation Using a Fructose-Derived Catalyst‚ J. Chem. Educ.‚ 2000‚ 77 (2)‚ p. 271. 3. Larrow‚ Jay F.‚ Jacobsen‚ Eric N.‚ Gao‚ Yun‚ Hong‚ Yaping‚ Nie‚ Xiaoyi‚ and Zepp‚ Charles M.‚ Journal of Organic Chemistry‚ 1994‚ vol. 59‚ 7‚ p. 1939-1942 4 5. Yao‚ xiaoquan‚ Qiu‚ Min
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Part 1. Cellular Respiration Prarthana Minasandram Partner: Ben Liu Introduction Purpose: To examine the rate of alcoholic fermentation using various carbohydrates. Hypothesis: If the yeast is placed in 5% glucose or sucrose solutions‚ then carbon dioxide production will increase over time. If boiled yeast is placed in a 5% sucrose solution‚ then carbon dioxide production will remain constant. Variables Independent variable: Carbohydrate solutions (5% solutions of glucose and sucrose) and
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extraction of invertase from baker’s yeast‚ albumin from fresh egg white‚ and casein from milk. Spectrophotometric methods were then applied in the characterization and quantification of casein and albumin. Invertase splits sucrose into glucose and fructose (invert syrup) and can be applied to improve the shelf life of confections. Albumin (ovalbumin) is a globular glycoprotein which is the major component of egg white. It has an isoelectric point of 4.6. Casein is the major
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