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What is the name of a major storage compound that is found in the cytoplasm?

One major storage compound found in the cytoplasm is glycogen. Glycogen serves as a reserve of energy in cells, particularly in liver and muscle cells. It is made up of multiple glucose units linked together in a branched structure.


What are starch molecules made of?

Starch is made of Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen.Starch is made of glucose mainly and this is why it is referred to as a polymer of glucose. It has several units of glucose that are linked together.


How can you tell if a substance contains starch?

An excellent test for starch is to test it with iodine in a solution of potassium iodide. Any starch present will turn a distinctive blue-black color.The color is in fact produced by the amylose in starch. Branched chains (amylopectin) do not give this result.


Formation of glycogen by the liver cell?

The liver cell synthesizes glycogen through a process known as glycogenesis. This involves converting excess glucose into glycogen for storage. Glycogen serves as a readily available energy source that can be broken down into glucose when blood sugar levels are low.


How many grams of glycogen are stored per one kilogram of the human body weight?

There is debate as to this answer. It is also hard to answer because glycogen is not stored evenly throughout the body, it is stored in the liver and the muscle tissue. Assuming a person has been eating plenty of food, namely carbs, and the glycogen levels are full most texts report the liver being able to hold 70-100 grams of glycogen and the muscles holding 200-400 grams of glycogen. The more muscles someone has and the more trained they are (athletes, etc) the more glycogen they can hold. If we say an average male is 80 kg and an average male has 350 grams of glycogen, then you have about 4.5 grams of glycogen per kg, but again it is not stored evenly so it is an unusual way of framing the question.

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How are starch and glycogen similar and how do they differ?

Startch have two types of polymer chain,one is amylose and another is amylopectin.Amylose is simple straight chain of glucose(1--->4 linkage),while amylopectin have branching.At branching point,there is 1--->6 linage and 1--->4 linkage in every subchain. So,in startch 1-6 linkage comes after 20 to 25 gucose monomer,while in gycogen this linkage comes very frequently.....


What type of bond linkage in starch and glycogen?

Starch and glycogen are both polysaccharides made up of glucose subunits linked together by alpha glycosidic bonds. These bonds form between the carbon 1 of one glucose molecule and carbon 4 of the next glucose molecule.


What organic compounds that store sugar?

Organic compounds are carbs, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acid. Glucose is a carb and is the most important simple sugar in our metabolism. One organic compound that holds sugar is a carb.


Why do glycogen starch and cellulose have different functions?

starch: made up of a long chain of glucose molecules bonded together by an alpha 1,4 bond. (carbon 1 of one glucose is bonded to carbon 4 of another glucose) Cellulose: made up of a long chain of glucose molecules bonded together by a beta 1,4 bond. (carbon 1 of one glucose is bonded to carbon 4 of another glucose) glycogen: made up of a long chain of glucose bonded together by an alpha 1,4 bond. However, the glycogen chain of glucoses is a branched chain- it is not one straight chain, it branches out starch is stored as glucose in plants glycogen is stored as glucose in animals cellulose is used as the cell wall of plants


One feature common to states is?

balanced budget


Is pasta a complex or simple carbohydrate?

It is a complex. Simple is more like fruits , or table sugar.


What is the common form of carbohydrate?

glucose is the common form of simple sugar


Glycogen is made of?

Glycogen is made of glucose molecules linked together in branching chains through alpha-1,4-glycosidic bonds and alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds. It is the primary form of stored carbohydrate in animals and is mainly found in the liver and muscles. Glycogen serves as a readily available energy source when glucose levels in the body are low.


What is the name of a major storage compound that is found in the cytoplasm?

One major storage compound found in the cytoplasm is glycogen. Glycogen serves as a reserve of energy in cells, particularly in liver and muscle cells. It is made up of multiple glucose units linked together in a branched structure.


What are starch molecules made of?

Starch is made of Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen.Starch is made of glucose mainly and this is why it is referred to as a polymer of glucose. It has several units of glucose that are linked together.


What was One feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies?

rapidly growing populations


What was one feature the mauryan empire and the kingdom of Axum had in common?

The spread of world religions.