Results for: Amylopectin

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In Health

Which of the foolowing carbohydrate is not a polysaccharide Glycogen Amylose Amylopectin Isomaltose Cellulose?

It is isomaltose. Isomaltose is a disaccharide not a polysaccharide. If you think about it, maltose is a disaccharide and isomaltose contains the word maltose, so if I was giv… (MORE)

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In Literature & Language

The structural difference between amylose and amylopectin?

Amylose is type of starch which is unbranched. Consisting 1-4 Alfa glycosidic linkage. It is not easy to digested and takes less space than amylopectin. Amylopectin is branche… (MORE)

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Does glycogen and amylopectin have a helical structure like amylose and if yes why is it that glycogen and amylopectin form red-violet colouration with potassium iodide?

Yes, they are helical. The change in colouration is due to iodine being trapped in the helix. Difference in colour is due to the different wavelength of light being absorbed w… (MORE)

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In Carbohydrates and Low-Carb Diets

Why does amylase break down amylase and not amylopectin?

Enzymes are often substrate-specific, meaning they will only catalyze a reaction with a certain molecule. The difference in structure between amylose and amylopectin causes am… (MORE)

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What does amylopectins do to starch?

Starch is a mixture of two types of polymers (or macromolecules) namely: Amylose and Amylopectin. Both polymers have a fairly large distribution of sizes, but are still made o… (MORE)

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In Carbohydrates and Low-Carb Diets

What are the names of the monomers used in the synthesis of amylopectin and cellulose?

the monomer used in the synthesis of amylopectin is starch whereas the monomer used in the synthesis of cellulose is glucose.