Biology- biological molecules

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what is amylose?
starch, unbranched molecule, 1-4 glycosidic bonds, helix
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what is amylopectin?
starch, branched molecule, 1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds,
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how do you test for starch?
iodine-potassium test
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what happens in a starch test?
add iodine solution,orange--blue/black
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what are the features of cellulose?
long chains of B-glucose units,180 B-links,1-4 glycosidic bonds
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what are the features of chitin?
B-1--4 linked monomers and amino acids added,180 rotation each link
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what the physical properties of chitin?
waterproof,lightweight,strong
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how do you form a triglyceride?
one glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acids
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draw a triglyceride formation.
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what are the features of a phospholipid?
hydrophilic head(polar head) and hydrophobic tail(fatty acid tails)
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what is the test for fats and oils?
emulsion test- mixed with ethanol,insoluble cloudy white substance formed
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how do you make maltose?
glucose and glucose, role in germinating seeds
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how do you make sucrose?
glucose and fructose, role in transport in phloem of flowering plants
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how do you make lactose?
glucose and galactose, role in milk in mammals
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what is LDL?
low density protein-saturated fats,build up of atheroms--coronary arteries,restricts blood flow,
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what is HDL?
unsaturated fats,carries harmful fats away to the liver, lower rate of heart disease
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draw the formation of a zwitterion.
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draw the formation a peptide bond,
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what is the test for protein?
add biuret reagent, makes blue cu0h which interacts with peptide bonds,turn purple and measuring the abundace (colorimeter)
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