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Is starch a polymer of beta glucose?
starch is an alpha-glucose, Cellulose is a beta-glucose molecule
What are the names of the monomers used in the synthesis of amylopectin and cellulose?
Cellulose mainly consists of beta-glucose monomers, unlike starch which is an alpha-glucose polymer.
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.
Why can we digest starch but not cellulose?
A specific enzyme catalyzes only a specific substrate. Another name for starch is "amylose". So amylase catalyzes amylose. Just like lactase catalyzes lactose. For people who are lactose intolerant, their bodies don't, or in small quantities, produce lactase, so it doesn't get digested. So, only the enzyme "cellulase" will catalyze the hydrolysis of "cellulose".
Which is more stable alpha-fructose of beta-fructose?
Beta is more stable. It is in the equatorial position. When glucose is in monomeric form this does not matter much but when polymerized. Alpha produces starch (OH Down) and Beta produces cellulose (OH UP).
What polysaccharides consists of alpha and beta D glucose units?
the polysaccharides that consists of alpha D- glucose units is starch the polysaccharides that consists of beta D- glucose units is cellulose
What are the monosaccharides and disaccharides in amylose and cellulose?
beta D glucose and alpha D glucose respectively
What kind of biochemical are both cellulose and glycolgen?
Cellulose and glycogen are polysaccharides.
Is starch a polymer of beta glucose?
starch is an alpha-glucose, Cellulose is a beta-glucose molecule
Starch and cellulose are polysaccharides but you can eat or digest starch and not the cellulose why?
Both starch and cellulose are polymers of glucose. However, the individual glucose units are linked differently in the two. Humans have an enzyme which is capable of breaking the linkages used to form starch, but do not have one that can break the linkage used to form cellulose. (If you want the technical terms, cellulose uses a beta(1-4) link and starch uses both alpha(1-4) and alpha(1-6) links.)
What are the names of the monomers used in the synthesis of amylopectin and cellulose?
Cellulose mainly consists of beta-glucose monomers, unlike starch which is an alpha-glucose polymer.
Is it true that cellulose is composed of beta glucose molecules and starch is composed of a chain of alpha glucose molecule?
True.
What is the meaning of microcrystalline cellulose?
Cellulose type II is a form rarely seen in nature consisting of anti-parallel glucan chains. Type I cellulose can be irreversibly converted to type II by treatment under strong alkaline conditions.
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 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.
What are three monomers and the polymers that can be constructed from them?
Alpha Glucose is a monomer of starch beta glucose is a monomer of cellulose amino acids are monomers of polypeptide
Why can we digest starch but not cellulose?
A specific enzyme catalyzes only a specific substrate. Another name for starch is "amylose". So amylase catalyzes amylose. Just like lactase catalyzes lactose. For people who are lactose intolerant, their bodies don't, or in small quantities, produce lactase, so it doesn't get digested. So, only the enzyme "cellulase" will catalyze the hydrolysis of "cellulose".
