Cellulose (polysaccharides)

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Where is cellulose found?
In the cell wall of plants.
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What is the monomer of cellulose?
How does this impact the bonding of cellulose?
Beta glucose
- The monomers flip each time in order to join together.
-Hydrogen bonds can form in both directions.
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What is the structure of cellulose?
-Straight and un-branched.

- Made up of microfibrils (groups of cellulose molecules) which are laid parallel to form fibres that are straight and unbranched.

-As the hydrogen bonds alternate, they can form H bonds between layers.
-Many H bonds form stro
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Structure to function link cellulose:
-Beta glucose forms long unbranched chains (straight).
-These parallel chains form hydrogen bonds (H bonds are strong collectively).
-Microfibrils (groups of cellulose molecules) associate to form fibres of cellulose.
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What does the structure of cellulose look like?
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-Hydrogen bonds can form in both directions.

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