Its called "sugar".
The initial product of hydrolysis of starch is maltose, which is a disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules. This process breaks down the starch molecule into smaller sugar units that can be further broken down and metabolized by the body for energy.
Starch yields glucose molecules when it is hydrolyzed, as starch is made up of long chains of glucose units. The hydrolysis process breaks down these chains into individual glucose units, which can then be used as a source of energy by the body.
The single units of polymers such as proteins, starch and DNA are called monomers.
What is the name of the short chains of glucose units that result from starch breakdown?
glucose maltose and maltotriose
Starch is broken down by enzymes in the body through a process called hydrolysis. This breaks starch molecules into smaller glucose units. Glucose is then used in the process of cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Starch is made of repeating monomer units of glucose. These glucose monomers are linked together through glycosidic bonds to form the complex carbohydrate structure of starch.
Carbohydrates are polymers formed of structural units called monosaccharides, which are simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose. These monosaccharides can link together to form more complex carbohydrates like disaccharides (e.g. sucrose) or polysaccharides (e.g. starch).
Dehydration synthesis
When starch is slowly hydrolyzed, it breaks down into maltose, maltotriose, and dextrins. Maltose is a disaccharide composed of two glucose units, while maltotriose is a trisaccharide composed of three glucose units. Dextrins are short chains of glucose molecules.
Both starches and celluloses.
Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch into smaller sugar molecules in the digestive process. It does this by breaking the bonds between the glucose units in the starch molecules, turning them into simpler sugars that can be easily absorbed by the body.