Maltose.
Starch is also called amylose and is used by plants to store glucose. It is a polysaccharide made up of long chains of glucose molecules.
Carbohydrates are the molecules made of sugar repeats. Starch, cellulose and glycogen are classical example for the same. They can be digested back to the monomers by the enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis reaction such as cellulase or amylase.
In animals, glucose molecules are linked together to form long chains called glycogen, which is stored in the liver and muscles. When the body needs energy, glycogen is broken down into glucose molecules, which are then used to produce energy through a process called cellular respiration.
Carbohydrates contain units called monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are single sugar molecules like glucose and fructose, which are the building blocks of carbohydrates.
What is the name of the short chains of glucose units that result from starch breakdown?
Glycogen is made through a process called glycogenesis, which involves converting excess glucose molecules into glycogen for storage in the liver and muscles. This process is facilitated by enzymes such as glycogen synthase, which link glucose molecules together to form glycogen chains. Glycogen can be broken down back into glucose through a process called glycogenolysis when the body needs energy.
Glucose+glucose=a disaccharide called "maltose" Glucose+lots more glucose=a polysaccharide called "starch"
Starch :)
The repeating unit of cellulose is a beta-glucose molecule, composed of glucose monomers linked together by beta-1,4-glycosidic bonds. This arrangement gives cellulose its linear and stable structure, forming long chains that provide strength and rigidity to plant cell walls.
Glycogen is called a polysaccharide because it is composed of long chains of glucose molecules bonded together. It serves as a primary form of energy storage in humans, particularly in the liver and muscle tissues. When energy is needed, glycogen can be broken down into glucose to be utilized by the body.
Maltose
Carbohydrates are chains of smaller organic molecules called monosaccharides.