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  3. 2-1-cell-structure AS
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  4. 2-2-biological-molecules AS
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  5. 2-3-nucleotides-and-nucleic-acids AS
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  10. 3-2-transport-in-animals AS
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Exam code:H020

Monosaccharides

  • Sugars can be classified as reducing or non-reducing; this classification is dependent on their ability to donate electrons

  • Reducing sugars can donate electrons (the carbonyl group becomes oxidised), the sugars become the reducing agent

    • Thus reducing sugars can be detected using Benedict’s test as they reduce the soluble copper sulphate to insoluble brick-red copper oxide

  •  Examples of reducing sugars include: glucose, fructose and galactose

    • Fructose and galactose have the same molecular formula as glucose however they have a different structural formula

    • The different arrangement of atoms in these monosaccharides gives them slightly different properties

  • Non-reducing sugars cannot donate electrons, therefore they cannot be oxidised

    • To be detected non-reducing sugars must first be hydrolysed to break the disaccharide into its two monosaccharides before a Benedict’s test can be carried out

    • Example: sucrose

OILRIG, downloadable IGCSE & GCSE Biology revision notes

The mnemonic to remember the definitions for oxidation and reduction

  • There are different types of monosaccharide formed from molecules with varying numbers of carbon atoms, for example:

    • Trioses (3C) eg. glyceraldehyde

    • Pentoses (5C) eg. ribose

    • Hexoses (6C) eg. glucose

  • The most well-known carbohydrate monomer is glucose

  • Glucose has the molecular formula C6H12O6

  • Glucose is the most common monosaccharide and is of central importance to most forms of life

    • The main function of glucose is as an energy source

    • It is the main substrate used in respiration, releasing energy for the production of ATP

    • Glucose is soluble and so can be transported in water

  • Glucose exists in two structurally different forms – alpha (α) glucose and beta (β) glucose and is therefore known as an isomer

    • This structural variety results in different functions between carbohydrates

The Two Forms of Glucose, downloadable AS & A Level Biology revision notes

Straight chain and ring structural formula of alpha & beta glucose

  • Different polysaccharides are formed from the two isomers of glucose

Structure of Polysaccharides Table

Table 4 The two forms of glucose, downloadable AS & A Level Biology revision notes

Ribose and Deoxyribose

  • Sugars that contain five carbon molecules are described as pentose sugars

  • Ribose and deoxyribose are important pentose sugars found in the nucleotides that make up RNA and DNA

  • Ribose and deoxyribose are very similar in terms of structure

    • Deoxyribose has lost one oxygen atom at carbon number 2

Pentose sugars, downloadable AS & A Level Biology revision notes

The structural formula of ribose and deoxyribose

Examiner Tips and Tricks

Become familiar with the OILRIG mnemonic to remember what happens to a molecule when electrons are lost from it (oxidation) or gained by it (reduction).You must be able to recognise and draw the isomers of α and β glucose.

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