photosynthesis
During photosynthesis, glucose is manufactured from CO2 and water. This glucose is stored in the chloroplasts as starch grains, hence the name 'energy storage reaction' for describing photosynthesis.
What is the name of the short chains of glucose units that result from starch breakdown?
Products of photosynthesis, such as glucose, are stored in the form of starch in plants. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that can be broken down into glucose when energy is needed for growth, reproduction, or other metabolic processes. Storing glucose as starch helps plants maintain energy reserves for times when sunlight is not available for photosynthesis.
The scientific name of starch is amylose and amylopectin. These are polysaccharides composed of glucose units and serve as a storage form of energy in plants.
Photosynthesis uses CO2, water, and sunlight to produce glucose, oxygen, and water.
The bond formed between glucose molecules in starch is called a glycosidic bond.
The molecule that plants make to store glucose is called starch. Starch is a polymer made up of glucose units linked together. It serves as a reserve energy source in plants.
A beadlike starch is called amylopectin. Amylopectin is a component of starch that consists of branched glucose chains, giving it a beadlike appearance under a microscope.
Glycogen is the analogue of starch, a less branched glucose polymer in plants and is commonly referred to as ANIMAl STARCH, having a similar structure to amylopictin. Starch is naturally abundant carbohydrate are also known as PLANT STARCH or GLUCOSAN.
Chewing, or mastication, uses the teeth to mechanically tear apart the food. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches in the mouth.
hydrolyzation
The enzyme that digests starch is called amylase. It breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose and glucose for absorption in the body.