Different types of cyclic structure of monosaccharides
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Haworth projection formulae of monosaccharides
Haworth projection formulae is a structural representation of cyclic structure of monosaccharides either in pyranose or furanose form.
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Oligosaccharides
Carbohydrate which on hydrolysis give 2 - 10 molecules of monosaccharides .
Type
General Formula
Examples
Disaccharides
C12H22O11
Sucrose
Trisaccharides
C18H32O16
Raffinose
Tetrasaccharides
C24H42O21
Stachyrose
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Essential and non-essential amino acids
The amino acids which human body can not synthesize and must be supplied in the diet are called essential amino acids. Example, Valine, leucine etc. The amino acids which are synthesized by the human body are termed as non-essential amino acids. Example, Glycine.
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Define and give examples of peptide bond
The bond formed by condensation of amino acid molecules is called as peptide bond or peptide linkage.
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Configuration and conformation of the peptide bond in polypeptide
The lone pair of electrons on the N-atom in the peptide bond is delocalized over the C=O group. As a result, carbon-nitrogen bond acquires some double bond character, because of that C-N bond is hindered and hindered rotation causes geometrical isomerism. Further because of much larger steric repulsions between R and R" group, cis isomer become less stable than trans isomers.
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Nucleic acids
Nucleic acids are biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential for all known forms of life. Nucleic acids, which include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), are made from monomers known as nucleotides.