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Contrast the structure and function of starch with those of cellulose in plant cells?
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Starch and Cellulose are both built on the same building block, Glucose, but are arranged differently. Because of this, they exhibit some different properties. Most importantly, the human body is capable of digesting starch, but not cellulose.
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∙ 12y agoStarch tests positive with Iodine (blue black) as due to the helical shape of amylose (a constituent of starch) it can form poly-iodide with iodine to give a positive result. Cellulose has straight chains that are joined by cross links and H bonds to form bundles, resulting in a negative result with iodine.
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∙ 11y agoStarch is a storage carbohydrate made of glucose monomers that are used for cellular fuel. The glucose
monomers in amylose are joined by 1-4 linkages. Amylopectin, a branched polymer, has 1-4 linkages
at its straight points and 1-6 linkages at branch points. All the glucose monomers in starch are in the
a configuration.
Cellulose is a building material found in plant cell walls. It is also made of glucose monomers, but its
glycosidic linkages are different from those of starch. The glucose monomers of cellulose are all in the
b configuration, making every other glucose monomer upside down in relation to the others. The
molecules can form hydrogen bonds with other parallel cellulose molecules. This property allows for
the formation of the strong fibers found in plant cell walls.
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How does starch differs from cellulose?
starch is soluble in water, on the other hand cellulose is insoluble. also, the glucose molecules in starch and cellulose are linked differently, making it impossible to be broken down by humans.
What kind of molecule is formed when many disaccharide molecules are combined?
A combination of many disaccharides will yield a polysaccharaide, such as starch or cellulose
Which is dieWhis of these is dietary fiber Glycogen Sucrose Cellulose Starch?
cellulose
What is a complex carbohyrate that strengthens plant stems and roots?
Cellulose and starch are used by plants for building material with starch also serving as a storage molecule that can be converted to glucose for energy.
Two polysaccharides that store glucose are?
If by 2 polysaccharides you mean any two, then some of the common examples would be cellulose, peptidoglycan, starch (amylose and amylopectin), hemicellulose, chitin, glycogen ........... the list is almost endless.
What are two polysaccharides in the structure of a plant cell?
2 polysaccharides found in plants are starch and cellulose. :)
What are three important polysaccharides?
Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. Three important polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, and cellulose, are composed ofglucose. Starch and glycogen serve as short-term energy stores in plants and animals, respectively. They range in structure from linear to highly branched.
Biological importance of carbohydrates organic compounds in relation to cellular structure and function in plants and animals?
Carbohydrates are essential for cell function. The regulation of glucose is paramount the cell function. Also, carbs are used for animal starch storage as glycogen, and plant structure as cellulose.
What are function of starch and cellulose?
Cellulose is the found in plant cell walls, it is needed to strenghten these (it forms microfirbils). Starch is the energy store in plants, so used in respiration Thanks The Plant Doctor
What are these glucose polymers called?
Starch
What is the polysaccharides in the cell walls of plants?
A common polysaccharide found in plants would be starch. Starch is made up of roughly 20% amylose and 80% amylopectin which both have a very similar structure except amylopectin is made up of much larger molecules. It is the energy storage system like batteries. Another very common polysaccharide is cellulose. This is the main structural material. All of these molecules are made up of glucose molecules bonded together. In starch the bonds are alpha while in cellulose beta. This sort of means right handed for starch and left handed for cellulose.
The monomer unit of polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose is?
The monomer unit of polysacharides such as starch and cellulose is glucose.
Is cellulose form of starch?
No. Cellulose and starch are both forms of carbohydrates, not a form of one another.
Starch glycogen and cellulose are all complex polysaccharide How do these molecules function in human beings?
they're phospholipids silly...
How starch and cellulose treated to allow them to be used by the yeast?
Starch-you use an enzyme e.g. amylase to convert the starch to sugar ,add an enzyme which breaks the starch or cellulose into sugars. The yeast will then ferment the sugars. Not sure about cellulose...
What is the structural differences between starch and cellulose in term of their roles in plants?
The basic functional difference is that Starch is for energy storage and Cellulose is for Cell Wall formation.The difference in structure is in the two possible ways to connect the glucose monomers together.
How does starch differs from cellulose?
starch is soluble in water, on the other hand cellulose is insoluble. also, the glucose molecules in starch and cellulose are linked differently, making it impossible to be broken down by humans.
