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Chemical reactions that breakdown chemicals are called what?
Catabolic reactions breakdown polymers into monomers. Enzymes in our body essentially aid in that process. Polymers cannot be absorbed into the cells so it has to be broken down into simpler units.
What does your body meed to break down polymers into monomers?
When polymers are broken down into monomers, the body uses those monomers for a number of activities. Some of them include protein construction and respiration. The process of polymers breaking down to monomers is called hydrolysis.WRITEN BY: oneofthem:
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 one thing that all monomers of addition polymers have in common?
All monomers of addition polymers have a carbon-carbon double bond which can be broken during the polymerization process to form a long chain polymer.
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.
The polymers of food are broken down into their constituent monomers by reactions in the digestive tract?
Energy, by cellular respiration. Polymers of glucose, for instance, come into the body via your food and enzymes break them into monomers so they can be easily used in the cellular respiration process.
Condensation polymers can be broken down into their monomers by what kind of reaction?
HYDROLYSIS
Polymers are broken down into monomers through a process called?
Condensation. The opposite is known as dehydration synthesis.
How are polymers built and broken down?
The breaking down of some complex molecules, such as polymers, occurs through a process known as hydrolysis.Hydrolysis takes place in the presence of water containing an acid or a base as catalyst. The water causes polymers to breakdown to monomers. Hydrolysis reactions break bonds and release energy.
What turns monomers into polymers?
Monomers are broken up through hydrolysis reactions. This is when the monomers break and are "capped" with a hydrogen or a hydroxyl (if not, then such molecules can do damage to the body). This process is aided by enzymes (proteins) which catalyze the reactions.
When polymers are broken down into polymers what would your body do with those monomers?
It tends to use them for things like, oh, respiration, protein construction, you know, surviving in general...
What is the chemical reaction by which monomers are linked together to form polymers?
The chemical reaction that links monomers together to form polymers is called polymerization. During polymerization, monomers undergo a process where their chemical bonds are broken and new bonds are formed between the monomer units, resulting in a chain-like structure of repeating units known as a polymer. This process can be initiated by heat, light, or the addition of a catalyst.
