Complex Carbohydrates
- Created by: Natasha Mirchandani
- Created on: 04-11-12 13:11
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- Complex Carbohydrates
- provide energy for storage + structure for living
- made of simple carbs linked together
- they are polysaccharides
- simple sugars linked together in branched or unbranched chains
- example: starch + cellulose
- called glycogen
- large molecules made of thousands of glucose molecules
- called glycogen
- starch
- consists of different numbers of glucose molecules
- may show different patterns of branching
- relates to the function of starch as a storage molecule
- enzymes attack the ends of the starch molecules
- releasing glucose molecules
- glucose molecules enter the process of cellular respiration
- breaks down glucose into use able energy
- amylase
- an enzyme
- break the chemical bond linking glucose molecules to starch molecules
- so that our bodies can use the glucose energy for growth, development + maintenance
- cellulose gives plants strength + support
- animals can't digest cellulose
- no enzymes required to break the bonds
- but helps your digestive system function properly
- no enzymes required to break the bonds
- some bacteria + fungi can digest cellulose
- breaks down glucose into use able energy
- animals store glucose in glycogen
- more highly branches molecule
- only a cecropia tree can produce glycogen
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