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Name of bond between glucose molecules to form a polymer?
Glycosidic Bond. For example, in a disaccharide, two monosaccharides form a glycosidic bond with the loss of water.
Which type of sugar is lactose?
Lactose is a disaccharide composed of galactose and glucose linked by a beta 1->4 glycosidic bond.
How do 2 monomers link together?
Carbohydrates is a very broard class of sugar molecules and monomers can join in many ways. 1,4- beta glycosidic bonds 1,4- alpha glycosidic bonds 1,6 glycosidic bonds 1 and 6 are refering to the carbon molecules and Beta and alpha refer to the orientation of the sugars with respect to each other. But for a simple answer they connect to each other by glycosidic bonds.
The enzyme amylase can break glycosidic linkages between glucose monomers only if the monomers are the α form Which of the following could amylase break down?
can break down glycogen and starch (ex: amylopectin or amylose). But not cellulose which is made from beta form glucose. Amylase, present in saliva, breaks down starch into maltose and simple sugars. The maltose is then broken down in the small intestine by maltase into glucose.
Are X-rays similar to beta rays?
Though both are forms of ionizing radiation, an X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation, while a beta ray is actually a beta particle. The beta particle is a form of particulate radiation, and the beta particle could be either an electron or a positron.
What is the glycosidic link in sophorose?
-1,2-Glycosidic bond... beta
Name of bond between glucose molecules to form a polymer?
Glycosidic Bond. For example, in a disaccharide, two monosaccharides form a glycosidic bond with the loss of water.
What two monosaccharides join to make cellobiose?
Alpha glucose and beta glucose with a beta 1 4 glycosidic linkage!
What type of bond holds together two monosaccharides?
glycosidic bond!!!
Covalent bond between two mono saccharide called?
A covalent bond formed between a carbohydrate molecule and another molecule (in this case, between two monosaccharides) is known as a glycosidic bond. Glycosidic bonds (also called glycosidic linkages) can be of the alpha or the beta type.
STarch is held together by peptide bonds not glycosidic linkage?
No, starch is held together by a-1,4 glycosidic linkages. Carbohydrates, starch in this case, form glycosidic bonds while proteins (amino-acids) are the ones that form peptide bonds.!!!
Which type of sugar is lactose?
Lactose is a disaccharide composed of galactose and glucose linked by a beta 1->4 glycosidic bond.
What are the three common simple sugars in your diet?
The three most common monosaccharides in one's diet are most likely glucose (both the alpha and beta isomers), galactose, and fructose. These sugars make up three common diasaccharides: Maltose, Lactose and Sucrose Maltose (malt sugar) is made from 2 alpha glucoses (linked via an alpha glycosidic bond) Lactose (milk sugar) is made from galactose and beta glucose (linked via a beta glycosidic bond) Sucrose (table sugar) is made from alpha glucose and fructose (linked via an alpha glycosidic bond.)
What is the bond that forms between carbohydrates?
glycosidic bonds form between carbohydrate monomers
Why can your bodies hydrolyze glycogen and not cellulose?
Humans have enzymes called -amylase in saliva and pancreatic juices that hydrolyze the -1,4-glycosidic bonds of starches, but not the -1,4-glycosidic bonds of cellulose. Thus, humans cannot digest cellulose. Animals such as horses, cows, and goats can obtain glucose from cellulose because their digestive systems contain bacteria that provide enzymes such as cellulase to hydrolyze -1,4-glycosidic bonds
What is the bond that links monosaccharides in di- and polysaccharides?
A glycosidic bond is a type of bond that joins sugar molecules to each other.
What glucose polymers cannot be digested by humans?
cellulose can not be digested by humans..because in human body there is no beta 1-4 glucosidase present.these beta glucosidase cleaves or degrade the glucosidic bond. though termites and cows can digest it and some symbiotic bacteria can digest it.
