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What type of chemical reaction occurs when polymers are broken apart by water?
Hydrolysis. Polymers are broken down into monomers in a process known as hydrolysis
What is a glucose polymer that also serves as an energy storing polysaccharide?
Glycogen is a glucose polymer that serves as an energy-storing polysaccharide in animals. It is stored in the liver and muscles and can be quickly broken down to release glucose when energy is needed.
What is removed to build a polymer and added to break down a polymer?
Water.
How are polymers broken-down to monomers?
It certainly depends on what type of polymer you are speaking. For peptide polymers the reaction for monomerization is hydrolysis. This is the addition of water in combination with the cleavage of the peptide bond.
What is the name of the individual molecules that protein must be broken down into before they can be digested?
I think that perhaps you mean the polypeptides, which is a polymer of many amino acids. The protein is broken down into polypeptides, which are in turn broken down into amino acids - the building blocks of pretty much all of the human body.
The break down of a polymer involves?
Hydrolysis.
Is amylopectin digestible by humans?
Yes, amylopectin is digestible by humans. It is a branched-chain polymer of glucose that is broken down by enzymes in the digestive system into individual glucose molecules, which can be absorbed by the body for energy.
What carbohydrate is stored in the liver?
Glycogen is the primary carbohydrate stored in the liver. It serves as a reserve of energy that can be broken down into glucose when needed by the body.
Describe how polymers are built and how they are broken down?
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What are the end products of starch hydrolysis?
The end products of starch hydrolysis are glucose molecules. Starch is broken down into its constituent glucose units through the action of enzymes, such as amylase, which cleave the glycosidic bonds between the glucose molecules in the starch polymer.
Can elements get broken down?
Yes, elements can be broken down.
Where are broken down?
They can be broken down in your blood stream or your liver.
