Table of contents

1. Introduction to Biochemistry4h 34m
2. Water3h 23m
3. Amino Acids8h 10m
4. Protein Structure10h 4m
5. Protein Techniques14h 5m
6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics13h 38m
7. Enzyme Inhibition and Regulation 8h 42m
8. Protein Function 9h 41m
9. Carbohydrates7h 49m
10. Lipids5h 49m
11. Biological Membranes and Transport 6h 37m
12. Biosignaling9h 45m
Review 1: Nucleic Acids, Lipids, & Membranes2h 47m
Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway3h 12m
Review 3: Pyruvate & Fatty Acid Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, & Glycogen Metabolism2h 26m
Review 4: Amino Acid Oxidation, Oxidative Phosphorylation, & Photophosphorylation1h 48m

9. Carbohydrates

Glycosidic Bond

Biochemistry

9. Carbohydrates

Glycosidic Bond

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Multiple Choice

What type of bond links the monomers of a polysaccharide?

Peptide bond

Glycosidic bond

Phosphodiester bond

Disulfide bond

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Understand the structure of polysaccharides: Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides (simple sugars) linked together through specific types of bonds.

Identify the type of bond that connects monosaccharides: Monosaccharides are linked by covalent bonds formed during a dehydration (condensation) reaction, where a water molecule is removed.

Learn the name of the bond: The covalent bond formed between the hydroxyl groups (-OH) of two monosaccharides is called a glycosidic bond.

Compare with other bond types: Peptide bonds link amino acids in proteins, phosphodiester bonds connect nucleotides in nucleic acids, and disulfide bonds stabilize protein structures. None of these are involved in polysaccharides.

Conclude that the correct bond type linking the monomers of a polysaccharide is the glycosidic bond, which is specific to carbohydrate molecules.