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2 paź 2024 · Starch & Glycogen: Structures & Functions. Starch and glycogen are polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are macromolecules that are polymers formed by many monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds in a condensation reaction to form chains. These chains may be:
- Finding The Concentration of Glucose
Serial dilutions. Serial dilutions are created by taking a...
- The Glycosidic Bond
The glycosidic bond is broken when water is added in a...
- Disaccharides
Monosaccharides can join together via condensation reactions...
- Sugars & Starch
Benedict’s test for reducing sugars. Benedict’s reagent is a...
- Key Terms
When discussing monomers and polymers, give the definition...
- Monosaccharides
Chromatography is a technique that can be used to separate a...
- Cellulose
Cellulose is a polysaccharide; Polysaccharides are...
- Reactions
A covalent bond is the sharing of two or more electrons...
- Finding The Concentration of Glucose
Course: AP®︎/College Biology > Unit 1. Lesson 4: Properties, structure, and function of biological macromolecules. Molecular structure of DNA. Antiparallel structure of DNA strands. Molecular structure of RNA. Introduction to amino acids. Overview of protein structure. Introduction to carbohydrates. Carbohydrates.
12 cze 2024 · The three most abundant polysaccharides are starch, glycogen, and cellulose. These three are referred to as homopolymers because each yields only one type of monosaccharide (glucose) after complete hydrolysis.
Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals and humans which is analogous to the starch in plants. Glycogen is synthesized and stored mainly in the liver and the muscles. Structurally, glycogen is very similar to amylopectin with alpha acetal linkages, however, it has even more branching and more glucose units are present than in ...
Amylopectin has 12-20 glucose units between the branches. Natural starches are mixtures of amylose and amylopectin. In glycogen, the branches occur at intervals of 8-10 glucose units, while in amylopectin the branches are separated by 10-12 glucose units.
23 sie 2021 · Starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin are primary examples of polysaccharides. Starch is the stored form of sugars in plants and is made up of a mixture of amylose and amylopectin; both are polymers of glucose.
31 lip 2022 · Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates, and is made up of monomers of glucose. Glycogen is the animal equivalent of starch and is a highly branched molecule usually stored in liver and muscle cells.