polysaccharides

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What is starch a mixture of ?
Amylose and Amylopectin
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What is starch's function?
it is used for storage molecules in plant cells
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What is starch structure?
a long chain of alpha glucose monomers that are curled up into spirals
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Is starch soluble or insoluble?
insoluble
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What are the properties of starch?
compact, insoluble and does not affect osmosis
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What is glycogen's function?
it's function is storage of molecules in animal cells. found in liver and muscle cells.
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What is glycogen's structure?
similar to amylopectin 1,4 glycosidic bonds and many 1,6 bonds
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What is cellulose's function?
it's function is structural component of plant cell walls.
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What is glycogen's structure?
it is a long straight chain of beta glucose monomers adjacent molecules are rotated through 180
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How are the chains held together in cellulose?
they are held together by hydrogen bonds the OH groups on the glucose. the bundles form micro-fibrils.
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