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Carbohydrate metabolism
Any biochemistry textbook may work, e.g.
Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews, Biochemistry, 3rd ed,
Chapters 7-8,10-14
Roskoski, Biochemistry, 1st ed,
Chapters 7, 10, 25
Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 6th ed,
Chapters 11, 16, 20, 21
CARBOHYDRATES
Sept. 2007
Learning objectives:
Classify carbohydrates according to their definitions
Discuss isomeric properties of carbohydrates
Draw structures of the most common carbohydrates
Discuss digestion of dietary carbohydrates
CARBOHYDRATES
Sept. 2007
• The most abundant organic molecules in nature
• Provide a significant fraction of the energy in the diet of most organisms
• Important source of energy for cells
• Can act as a storage form of energy
• Can be structural components of many organisms
• Can be cell-membrane components mediating intercellular communication
• Can be cell-surface antigens
• Can be part of the body’s extracellular ground substance
• Can be associated with proteins and lipids
• Part of RNA, DNA, and several coenzymes (NAD+, NADP+, FAD, CoA)
CARBOHYDRATES
Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones,
or substances that yield these compounds on hydrolysis
Carbohydrate with an aldehyde group: Aldose
Carbohydrate with a ketone group: Ketose
O H
C
H- C - OH
CH2OH
CH2OH
C O
CH2OH
Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone
Aldehyde
group
Keto
group
CARBOHYDRATES
Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones,
or substances that yield these compounds on hydrolysis
Empirical formula of many simpler carbohydrates: (CH2O)n
(hence the name hydrate of carbon)
Both can be
written
C3H6O3 or
(CH2O)3
Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone
O H
C
H- C - OH
CH2OH
CH2OH
C O
CH2OH
Monosaccharides
Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones that can’t easily be
further hydrolyzed
“Simple sugars”
Number of carbons Name Example
3 Trioses Glyceraldehyde
4 Tetroses Erythrose
5 Pentoses Ribose
6 Hexoses Glucose, Fructose
7 Heptoses Sedoheptulose
9 Nonoses Neuraminic acid
Oligosaccharides
Hydrolyzable polymers of 2-6 monosaccharides
Disaccharides composed of 2 monosaccharides
Examples: Sucrose, Lactose
Polysaccharides
Hydrolyzable polymers of > 6 monosaccharides
Homopolysaccharides:
polymer of a single type of monosaccharide
Examples: Glycogen, Cellulose
Heteropolysaccharides:
polymer of at least 2 types of monosaccharide
Example: Glucosaminoglycans
ISOMERISM
Structural isomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula but with
different structures
Functional group isomers
with different functional groups
E.g. glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
Positional isomers
with substituent groups on different C-atoms
E.g.
COO--CHOPO3
--CH2OH and COO--CHOH-CH2OPO3
-
2-Phosphoglycerate 3-Phosphoglycerate
ISOMERISM
Stereoisomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional
groups, and position of functional groups but with
different conformations
cis-trans isomers
with different conformation around double bonds
H COOH H COOH
C C
C C
HOOC H H COOH
Fumaric acid (trans) Maleic acid (cis)
ISOMERISM
Stereoisomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional
groups, and position of functional groups but with
different conformations
optical isomers
with different conformation around chiral or asymmetric
carbon atoms
The carbon C is asymmetric if A, B, D, and E
are four different groups
The four different groups A, B, D, and E can be
arranged in space around the C-atom in two
different ways to generate two different
compounds
B
A C D
E
ISOMERISM
Stereoisomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional
groups, and position of functional groups but with
different conformations
optical isomers
with different conformation around chiral or asymmetric
carbon atoms
The mirror images can’t be
superimposed on each other,
i.e. they are different
The mirror image isomers
constitute an enantiomeric pair;
one member of the pair is said
to be the enantiomer of the
other
Mirror
B
A C D
E
B
D C A
E
ISOMERISM
One member of an enantiomeric pair will rotate a plane of polarized
light in a clockwise direction.
It is said to be dextrorotatory which is labelled (+)
The other member of the pair will then rotate the light in a
counterclockwise direction.
It is said to be levorotatory which is labelled (-)
Mirror
B
A C D
E
B
D C A
E
ISOMERISM
B
A C D
E
B
A C D
E
Fischer
projection
formula
Perspective
formula
Reference compound for optical isomers is the simplest monosaccharide with
an asymmetric carbon: glyceraldehyde
D-Glyceraldehyde is assigned to be the isomer that has the hydroxyl group
on the right when the aldehyde group is at the top in a Fischer projection formula.
It is also dextrorotatory, so it is also D(+)-Glyceraldehyde
C-atom 1
C-atom 2 (an asymmetric carbon)
C-atom 3
O H
C
H- C - OH
CH2OH
D-Glyceraldehyde L-Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone
O H
C
H- C - OH
CH2OH
CH2OH
C O
CH2OH
O H
C
HO- C - H
CH2OH
If a compound has n asymmetric carbon atoms then there are
2n different optical isomers
Number of Number of Number of
carbon atoms Aldose/Ketose asymmetric carbon atoms optical isomers
3 Aldose 1 2
4 Aldose 2 4
5 Aldose 3 8
6 Aldose 4 16
3 Ketose 0 -
4 Ketose 1 2
5 Ketose 2 4
6 Ketose 3 8
D & L designate absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom farthest
from the aldehyde or ketone group
CHO
Ι
OH – C – H
Ι
OH – C - H
Ι
CH2OH
L-Erythrose
CHO
Ι
OH – C – H
Ι
H – C - OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Threose
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C - OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Erythrose
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
OH – C - H
Ι
CH2OH
L-Threose
Optical isomers that are not enantiomers are diastereomers
Diastereomers that differ by their configuration on a single
asymmetric carbon are epimers
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Glucose
CHO
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Mannose
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Galactose
CH2OH
Ι
C = O
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Fructose
CHO
Ι
HO – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Ribose
C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C5H10O5
Reactions involving aldehyde and keto groups in carbohydrates
Aldehyde + Alcohol Hemiacetal
Ketone + Alcohol Hemiketal
With ring formation involving the aldehyde- or ketone-carbon atom, this
carbon atom also becomes asymmetric, giving two possible isomers called
anomers
The carbon atom is the anomeric carbon
The hydroxyl group bound to the anomeric carbon is the anomeric hydroxyl group.
In Haworth formulas of D-pentoses and D-hexoses,
the α-anomer has the anomeric hydroxyl written below the ring plane
the β-anomer has the anomeric hydroxyl written above the ring plane
6-membered ring: Pyranose
5-membered ring: Furanose
Mutarotation: Spontaneous conversion of one anomer to the other
Equilibrium: 36% α-anomer, 63% β-anomer, <1% open-chain form
O
H OH
OH H
CH2OH
H
OH
H H
OH
O
H OH
OH H
CH2OH
H
OH
H OH
H
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Glucose
α-anomer β-anomer
Learn (know) these structures
O
H OH
OH H
CH2OH
H
OH
H OH
H
O
H H
OH OH
CH2OH
H
OH
H OH
H
O
H OH
OH H
CH2OH
H
H
OH OH
H
O
OH H
H OH
H
CH2OH
OH
CH2OH
O
OH OH
H H
H
OH
H
CH2OH
D-Glucopyranose D-Mannopyranose D-Galactopyranose
D-Fructopyranose D-Ribofuranose
Reducing sugars
Carbohydrate with a free or potentially free aldehyde or ketone group
Benedict’s solution
HOCH
Ι Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
Enediol
CH2OH
Ι
C = O
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Fructose
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
D-Glucose
OH - OH -
CHO
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
COOH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
HO – C – H
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
H – C – OH
Ι
CH2OH
Cu2+ Cu+  Cu2O
O
H OH
OH H
CH2OH
H
OH
H OH
H
H2O, OH-
Glycosidic bonds
Bond formed between the anomeric carbon of a
carbohydrate and the hydroxyl oxygen atom of an
alcohol (O-glycosidic bond) or the nitrogen of an
amine (N-glycosidic bond)
Glycosidic bonds between monosaccharides yields
oligo- and polysaccharides
After glycosidic bond formation, the ring formation
involving the anomeric carbon is stabilized with no
potentially free aldehyde or keto groups
O-glycosidic bonds
R’’
O OH O O
C + HO – R’’ C + H2O
R H (R’) R H (R’)
Hemiacetal Alcohol Acetal Water
(Hemiketal) (Ketal)
Glycosidic bonds
Lactose: β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)- D-glucopyranose
Maltose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- D-glucopyranose
Isomaltose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)- D-glucopyranose
Sucrose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)- D-fructofuranose
Glycosidic bonds
Lactose, glucose and isomaltose are reducing sugars with a non-reducing and
reducing end
Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar
Model of cellulose molecules in a microfibril
Glucosaminoglycans
Large complexes of negatively charged heteropolysaccharide
chains
Typically associated with a small (<5%) amount of protein
forming proteoglycans
Properties
Can bind large amounts of water
Gel-like matrix
Viscous
Lubricating
Shock absorbing
Glucosaminoglycans
Repeating disaccharide units [acidic sugar – amino sugar]n
O
Amino sugar is D-glucosamine or D-galactosamine with the amino group usually
acetylated
Acidic sugar is D-gluconic acid or L-iduronic acid
Hydroxyl or amino groups may be sulfated
Carboxyl groups and sulfate groups make glycosaminoglycans negatively charged
at physiological pH
Carbohydrates of glycoproteins
Glycoproteins contain less carbohydrate than proteoglycans.
Carbohydrates can be attached to the amide nitrogen in
the side chain of asparagine (N-linkage) or to the hydroxyl
oxygen of serine or threonine (O-linkage)
Carbohydrates of glycoproteins
Cell-surface molecules
antigen determinants
mediator of cell-cell interaction
attachment sites for vira
Carbohydrates of glycoproteins
Most proteins in serum are glycosylated
Example: Erythropoietin
Glycosylation enhances stability of erytropoietin in blood
Carbohydrates of glycoproteins
Several monosaccharide building blocks
(e.g. glucose, galactose, mannose, N-acetyl glucosamine,
N-acetyl galactosamine, N-acetyl mannoseamine, fucose,
N-acetylneuraminic acid)
Branching
Several possible glycosidic bonds
Several potential glycosylation sites in glycoproteins
Great
structural
complexity!
Dietary carbohydrates
• Starch
• Sucrose
• Glucose and fructose
• Lactose
• Cellulose
• Other plant polysaccharides
Digestible
Non-digestible
by humans
Only monosaccharides are absorbed into the bloodstream
from the gut.
Digestion of carbohydrates involves their hydrolysis into
monosaccharides
Digestive Enzymes
Enzymes for carbohydrate digestion
Enzyme Source Substrate Products
α-Amylase Salivary gland Starch, glycogen Oligosaccharides
Pancreas
Dextrinase Small intestine Oligosaccharides Glucose
Isomaltase Small intestine α-1,6-glucosides Glucose
Maltase Small intestine Maltose Glucose
Lactase Small intestine Lactose Galactose, glucose
Sucrase Small intestine Sucrose Fructose, glucose
Lactase deficiency produces lactose intolerance
Absorption of monosaccharides
by intestinal mucosal cells
Major monosaccharides
Glucose, galactose, fructose
Entry into mucosal cells from intestinal lumen
Active transport of glucose and galactose with a concurrent
uptake of Na+ ions
Facilitated transport of fructose via transporter protein
GLUT-5
Entry into the portal circulation from mucosal cells
Facilitated transport via transporter protein GLUT-2
Blood glucose concentrations
Measured in mmol/L = mM or in mg/dL
Conversion factor: 1 mM = 18 mg/dL
Normal plasma glucose concentrations roughly
3.9 – 8.3 mM
Hypoglycemia: < 2.2 mM
Diabetes: > 7.0 mM (fasting)
> 11.1 mM 2 h after ingestion of 75 g glucose
All cells can use glucose as an energy source
Brain cells and erythrocytes require glucose as an energy source

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CARBOHYDRATES.ppt

  • 1. Carbohydrate metabolism Any biochemistry textbook may work, e.g. Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews, Biochemistry, 3rd ed, Chapters 7-8,10-14 Roskoski, Biochemistry, 1st ed, Chapters 7, 10, 25 Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 6th ed, Chapters 11, 16, 20, 21
  • 2. CARBOHYDRATES Sept. 2007 Learning objectives: Classify carbohydrates according to their definitions Discuss isomeric properties of carbohydrates Draw structures of the most common carbohydrates Discuss digestion of dietary carbohydrates
  • 3. CARBOHYDRATES Sept. 2007 • The most abundant organic molecules in nature • Provide a significant fraction of the energy in the diet of most organisms • Important source of energy for cells • Can act as a storage form of energy • Can be structural components of many organisms • Can be cell-membrane components mediating intercellular communication • Can be cell-surface antigens • Can be part of the body’s extracellular ground substance • Can be associated with proteins and lipids • Part of RNA, DNA, and several coenzymes (NAD+, NADP+, FAD, CoA)
  • 4. CARBOHYDRATES Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones, or substances that yield these compounds on hydrolysis Carbohydrate with an aldehyde group: Aldose Carbohydrate with a ketone group: Ketose O H C H- C - OH CH2OH CH2OH C O CH2OH Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone Aldehyde group Keto group
  • 5. CARBOHYDRATES Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones, or substances that yield these compounds on hydrolysis Empirical formula of many simpler carbohydrates: (CH2O)n (hence the name hydrate of carbon) Both can be written C3H6O3 or (CH2O)3 Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone O H C H- C - OH CH2OH CH2OH C O CH2OH
  • 6. Monosaccharides Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones that can’t easily be further hydrolyzed “Simple sugars” Number of carbons Name Example 3 Trioses Glyceraldehyde 4 Tetroses Erythrose 5 Pentoses Ribose 6 Hexoses Glucose, Fructose 7 Heptoses Sedoheptulose 9 Nonoses Neuraminic acid
  • 7. Oligosaccharides Hydrolyzable polymers of 2-6 monosaccharides Disaccharides composed of 2 monosaccharides Examples: Sucrose, Lactose Polysaccharides Hydrolyzable polymers of > 6 monosaccharides Homopolysaccharides: polymer of a single type of monosaccharide Examples: Glycogen, Cellulose Heteropolysaccharides: polymer of at least 2 types of monosaccharide Example: Glucosaminoglycans
  • 8. ISOMERISM Structural isomers Compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structures Functional group isomers with different functional groups E.g. glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone Positional isomers with substituent groups on different C-atoms E.g. COO--CHOPO3 --CH2OH and COO--CHOH-CH2OPO3 - 2-Phosphoglycerate 3-Phosphoglycerate
  • 9. ISOMERISM Stereoisomers Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional groups, and position of functional groups but with different conformations cis-trans isomers with different conformation around double bonds H COOH H COOH C C C C HOOC H H COOH Fumaric acid (trans) Maleic acid (cis)
  • 10. ISOMERISM Stereoisomers Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional groups, and position of functional groups but with different conformations optical isomers with different conformation around chiral or asymmetric carbon atoms The carbon C is asymmetric if A, B, D, and E are four different groups The four different groups A, B, D, and E can be arranged in space around the C-atom in two different ways to generate two different compounds B A C D E
  • 11. ISOMERISM Stereoisomers Compounds with the same molecular formula, functional groups, and position of functional groups but with different conformations optical isomers with different conformation around chiral or asymmetric carbon atoms The mirror images can’t be superimposed on each other, i.e. they are different The mirror image isomers constitute an enantiomeric pair; one member of the pair is said to be the enantiomer of the other Mirror B A C D E B D C A E
  • 12. ISOMERISM One member of an enantiomeric pair will rotate a plane of polarized light in a clockwise direction. It is said to be dextrorotatory which is labelled (+) The other member of the pair will then rotate the light in a counterclockwise direction. It is said to be levorotatory which is labelled (-) Mirror B A C D E B D C A E
  • 13. ISOMERISM B A C D E B A C D E Fischer projection formula Perspective formula
  • 14. Reference compound for optical isomers is the simplest monosaccharide with an asymmetric carbon: glyceraldehyde D-Glyceraldehyde is assigned to be the isomer that has the hydroxyl group on the right when the aldehyde group is at the top in a Fischer projection formula. It is also dextrorotatory, so it is also D(+)-Glyceraldehyde C-atom 1 C-atom 2 (an asymmetric carbon) C-atom 3 O H C H- C - OH CH2OH D-Glyceraldehyde L-Glyceraldehyde Dihydroxyacetone O H C H- C - OH CH2OH CH2OH C O CH2OH O H C HO- C - H CH2OH
  • 15. If a compound has n asymmetric carbon atoms then there are 2n different optical isomers Number of Number of Number of carbon atoms Aldose/Ketose asymmetric carbon atoms optical isomers 3 Aldose 1 2 4 Aldose 2 4 5 Aldose 3 8 6 Aldose 4 16 3 Ketose 0 - 4 Ketose 1 2 5 Ketose 2 4 6 Ketose 3 8
  • 16. D & L designate absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom farthest from the aldehyde or ketone group CHO Ι OH – C – H Ι OH – C - H Ι CH2OH L-Erythrose CHO Ι OH – C – H Ι H – C - OH Ι CH2OH D-Threose CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C - OH Ι CH2OH D-Erythrose CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι OH – C - H Ι CH2OH L-Threose
  • 17. Optical isomers that are not enantiomers are diastereomers Diastereomers that differ by their configuration on a single asymmetric carbon are epimers CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Glucose CHO Ι HO – C – H Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Mannose CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Galactose CH2OH Ι C = O Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Fructose CHO Ι HO – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Ribose C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C6H12O6 C5H10O5
  • 18. Reactions involving aldehyde and keto groups in carbohydrates Aldehyde + Alcohol Hemiacetal Ketone + Alcohol Hemiketal
  • 19. With ring formation involving the aldehyde- or ketone-carbon atom, this carbon atom also becomes asymmetric, giving two possible isomers called anomers The carbon atom is the anomeric carbon The hydroxyl group bound to the anomeric carbon is the anomeric hydroxyl group. In Haworth formulas of D-pentoses and D-hexoses, the α-anomer has the anomeric hydroxyl written below the ring plane the β-anomer has the anomeric hydroxyl written above the ring plane 6-membered ring: Pyranose 5-membered ring: Furanose
  • 20. Mutarotation: Spontaneous conversion of one anomer to the other Equilibrium: 36% α-anomer, 63% β-anomer, <1% open-chain form O H OH OH H CH2OH H OH H H OH O H OH OH H CH2OH H OH H OH H CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Glucose α-anomer β-anomer
  • 21. Learn (know) these structures O H OH OH H CH2OH H OH H OH H O H H OH OH CH2OH H OH H OH H O H OH OH H CH2OH H H OH OH H O OH H H OH H CH2OH OH CH2OH O OH OH H H H OH H CH2OH D-Glucopyranose D-Mannopyranose D-Galactopyranose D-Fructopyranose D-Ribofuranose
  • 22. Reducing sugars Carbohydrate with a free or potentially free aldehyde or ketone group Benedict’s solution HOCH Ι Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH Enediol CH2OH Ι C = O Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Fructose CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH D-Glucose OH - OH - CHO Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH COOH Ι H – C – OH Ι HO – C – H Ι H – C – OH Ι H – C – OH Ι CH2OH Cu2+ Cu+  Cu2O O H OH OH H CH2OH H OH H OH H H2O, OH-
  • 23. Glycosidic bonds Bond formed between the anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate and the hydroxyl oxygen atom of an alcohol (O-glycosidic bond) or the nitrogen of an amine (N-glycosidic bond) Glycosidic bonds between monosaccharides yields oligo- and polysaccharides After glycosidic bond formation, the ring formation involving the anomeric carbon is stabilized with no potentially free aldehyde or keto groups
  • 24. O-glycosidic bonds R’’ O OH O O C + HO – R’’ C + H2O R H (R’) R H (R’) Hemiacetal Alcohol Acetal Water (Hemiketal) (Ketal)
  • 25. Glycosidic bonds Lactose: β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)- D-glucopyranose Maltose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- D-glucopyranose Isomaltose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)- D-glucopyranose Sucrose: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)- D-fructofuranose
  • 26. Glycosidic bonds Lactose, glucose and isomaltose are reducing sugars with a non-reducing and reducing end Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar
  • 27.
  • 28. Model of cellulose molecules in a microfibril
  • 29. Glucosaminoglycans Large complexes of negatively charged heteropolysaccharide chains Typically associated with a small (<5%) amount of protein forming proteoglycans Properties Can bind large amounts of water Gel-like matrix Viscous Lubricating Shock absorbing
  • 30. Glucosaminoglycans Repeating disaccharide units [acidic sugar – amino sugar]n O Amino sugar is D-glucosamine or D-galactosamine with the amino group usually acetylated Acidic sugar is D-gluconic acid or L-iduronic acid Hydroxyl or amino groups may be sulfated Carboxyl groups and sulfate groups make glycosaminoglycans negatively charged at physiological pH
  • 31. Carbohydrates of glycoproteins Glycoproteins contain less carbohydrate than proteoglycans. Carbohydrates can be attached to the amide nitrogen in the side chain of asparagine (N-linkage) or to the hydroxyl oxygen of serine or threonine (O-linkage)
  • 32. Carbohydrates of glycoproteins Cell-surface molecules antigen determinants mediator of cell-cell interaction attachment sites for vira
  • 33. Carbohydrates of glycoproteins Most proteins in serum are glycosylated Example: Erythropoietin Glycosylation enhances stability of erytropoietin in blood
  • 34. Carbohydrates of glycoproteins Several monosaccharide building blocks (e.g. glucose, galactose, mannose, N-acetyl glucosamine, N-acetyl galactosamine, N-acetyl mannoseamine, fucose, N-acetylneuraminic acid) Branching Several possible glycosidic bonds Several potential glycosylation sites in glycoproteins Great structural complexity!
  • 35. Dietary carbohydrates • Starch • Sucrose • Glucose and fructose • Lactose • Cellulose • Other plant polysaccharides Digestible Non-digestible by humans Only monosaccharides are absorbed into the bloodstream from the gut. Digestion of carbohydrates involves their hydrolysis into monosaccharides
  • 36. Digestive Enzymes Enzymes for carbohydrate digestion Enzyme Source Substrate Products α-Amylase Salivary gland Starch, glycogen Oligosaccharides Pancreas Dextrinase Small intestine Oligosaccharides Glucose Isomaltase Small intestine α-1,6-glucosides Glucose Maltase Small intestine Maltose Glucose Lactase Small intestine Lactose Galactose, glucose Sucrase Small intestine Sucrose Fructose, glucose Lactase deficiency produces lactose intolerance
  • 37. Absorption of monosaccharides by intestinal mucosal cells Major monosaccharides Glucose, galactose, fructose Entry into mucosal cells from intestinal lumen Active transport of glucose and galactose with a concurrent uptake of Na+ ions Facilitated transport of fructose via transporter protein GLUT-5 Entry into the portal circulation from mucosal cells Facilitated transport via transporter protein GLUT-2
  • 38. Blood glucose concentrations Measured in mmol/L = mM or in mg/dL Conversion factor: 1 mM = 18 mg/dL Normal plasma glucose concentrations roughly 3.9 – 8.3 mM Hypoglycemia: < 2.2 mM Diabetes: > 7.0 mM (fasting) > 11.1 mM 2 h after ingestion of 75 g glucose All cells can use glucose as an energy source Brain cells and erythrocytes require glucose as an energy source