Carbohydrates
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- Created on: 02-05-16 19:42
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- Carbohydrates
- Glycogen
- Main energy storage in animals
- Long, branched
- Alpha Glucose
- Lots of branches so glucose released quickly
- Starch
- Amylose
- Coiled due to glycosidic bonds so is compact makes it good for storage
- Main energy storage in plants
- Amylose
- Cellulose
- Makes up cell walls in plants
- Long, unbranched
- Beta Glucose
- Held together by hydrogen bonds to form microfibrils, provides structural support
- Monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic bonds
- Condensation Reaction - releases a molecule of water
- Hydrolysis Reaction - water reacts with glycosidic bond breaks it apart
- Glycogen
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