Lecture 3: Carbohydrates and the Cell Wall

Chapters 3 and 5

	Topic	Reading
1	Carbohydrates - C(H2O)n	53-60
	functional groups hydrolxyl aldehyde ketone Basic structure of carbohydrate aldose/ketose enantiomers (L-Glyceraldehyde vs D-Glyceraldehyde) monomers (monosaccharides) Glucose (cyclic form) vs Glucose (open chain form) glycosidic bond (acetal) - condensation/hydrolysis di-, polysaccharide function energy structure cellulose peptidoglycan cell recognition heteropolysaccharides structure of Cell Wall Plant - cellulose (beta-1,4 polyglucose) outer soft cell wall inner hard cell wall Bacteria - peptidoglycan/heteroplysaccharide

REVIEW

• Chapter 3: Post-Test questions; 2, 5, 11
• Chapter 3: Review Questions; 2,
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