Exam 13: Carbohydrate Structure and Function

The following figure shows the cellular processes that synthesize, secrete, and recognize glycoconjugates in eukaryotic cells. Identify the cellular structure where glycosyltransferase enzymes function.

Why can cows digest grass but humans cannot?

One common way to characterize glycans is to

Because of antibody recognition, which of the following blood types can donate to a person with type O blood?

What type of antibody or antibodies is/are found in the plasma of a person with type AB blood?

How is penicillin inactivated by penicillin-resistant bacteria?

Which glycan contains both $\alpha$ -1,4 glycosidic bonds and $\alpha$ -1,6 glycosidic bonds?

Arrays made with chemically synthesized glycans are used to investigate glycan-binding properties

To detect lectins on the surface of pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria, __________ would be used.

What type of antibody or antibodies is/are found in the plasma of a person with type B blood?

Which glycan contains a covalently linked dimeric protein that functions as a protein anchor?

One of the functions of polysaccharides includes

Why do humans experience intestinal distress when eating some vegetables?

The structure of raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose differ in the number of __________ units attached to a _.

One of the functions of simple sugars includes

What is an advantage of using methicillin compared with penicillin?

Gram-negative bacteria resist staining with crystal violet because Gram-negative bacteria have a(n)

If one homozygous parent expresses the GTA glycosyltransferase and the other homozygous parent expresses the GTP glycosyltransferase, what is the probability of a child with a blood type of O?

Give an example of a mono-, di-, and polysaccharide and explain the biological importance of each.

The product Beano contains , which helps humans digest raffinose-series oligosaccharides.