Biomolecules Lecture-1
Biomolecules
Organic compounds found in living systems
Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids etc
Essential constituent of our food
Their interaction constitute the logic of life processors
Major source of metabolic energy
What are carbohydrates?
Fischer projection formulas
Classification of carbohydrates
Sarkara in sanskrit
Sakcharon in greek
Saccharum in latin
Simple carbohydrates
Contain two or more monosaccharides
Disaccarides (2 monosaccharides)
Oligosaccharides (3-10 monosaccharides)
Polysaccharides (>10 monosaccharides)
(-M-M-M-M-M-M-)
Polysachharides $\xrightarrow{\text{hydrolysed}}$ n M (Monosaccharides)
Classification of monosaccharides
Number of carbon atoms present in the molecule
An aldehyde or keto group
Monosaccharides (contain)
Carbon atoms - triose
Carbon atoms - tetrose
Carbon atoms - pentose
Hectose, heptose etc
An aldehyde group is called aldose
A keto group is called ketose
A $C_4$ aldose, for example aldotetrose
A $C_5$ ketose is called ketopentose
4 stereoisomers for both the molecules are possible
D, L desingnation of monosaccharides
(+) Glyceraldehyde
(R) $-(+)$ Glyceraldehyde
(-)Glyceraldedyde
(S)-$(-)$ Glyceraldehyde
1906 by M.A’. Rosonoff D,L system
(+) Glyceraldehyde $-$ D(+) -Glyceraldehyde
(-) Glyceraldehyde $-$ L(-) - Glyceraldehyde
Structure
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