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No it isn't. The molecule is too big to be soluble in water.
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Why do polysaccharides not dissolve in water?
Starch and glycogen are two polysaccharides that are water soluble.
What is the smallest polysaccharide?
glycogen
What advantage does the branched-chain structure of glycogen provide compared with a straight chain of glucose?
There are several advantages because the glycogen molecule is branched. It is a better storage facility for glucose because the branches make it more soluble, and the glycogen is also synthesized more quickly.
What carbohydrate is stored in the liver?
Glycogen in form of glucose.
What do Animal store carbohydrates as?
Animals store carbohydrates as glycogen. Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose.
Why do polysaccharides not dissolve in water?
Starch and glycogen are two polysaccharides that are water soluble.
Is glucose soluble?
Glucose is sparingly soluble in ethanol. This is because the organic molecules of the ethanol are too large to separate the glucose, unlike water where the water molecules are easily able to dissolve the crystalline structure to react with the -OH groups.
Why are polymer forms of starch and glycogen utilized as storage forms of glucose by living cells rather than an equivalent amount of free glucose?
Glucose is osmotically actice since it is soluble. This increases the water content inside the cell, the cell eventually burst. Since glycogen and starch are insoluble it is better to convert glucose to starch (in plants) or glycogen (in animals).
What is the smallest polysaccharide?
glycogen
What stores glycogen in a cell?
If your body does not have any use for the glucose, it is converted into glycogen and stored it in the liver and muscles as an energy reserve. Your body can store about a half a day's supply of glycogen. If your body has more glucose than it can use as energy, or convert to glycogen for storage, the excess is converted to fat.
What is a polysaccharide that stores energy in your muscles and liver?
I believe its glycogen found in liver and muscles which is made of glucose to give us energy
What advantage does the branched-chain structure of glycogen provide compared with a straight chain of glucose?
There are several advantages because the glycogen molecule is branched. It is a better storage facility for glucose because the branches make it more soluble, and the glycogen is also synthesized more quickly.
What do fungi store their carbohydrates?
Glycogen same as the animals kingdom
What is glycogen cardiomyopathy?
glycogen cardiomyopathy
Which enzymes are required for glycogen breakdown?
glycogen phosphorylase, glycogen debranching enzyme, phosphoglutomutase
What is the subunits of glycogen?
i think glucose ..it convert into glycogen by the help of glycogen
What carbohydrate is stored in the liver?
Glycogen in form of glucose.
