2: Molecular visualisation of polysaccharides Flashcards
1
Q
What is the most widely used molecular visualisation software?
A
JMol
2
Q
This could be a question (I don’t know):
Recognise amylose (a form of starch), cellulose and glycogen from their chemicals structure on JMol. (p21)
A
just remember:
cellulose = straight amylose = unbranched, helical glycogen = branched
3
Q
What can molecular visualisations be used to show? Give an example.
A
- interactions between molecules
- e.g hydrogen bonds forming at regular intervals between parallel array of cellulose molecules (to form cellulose microfibrils)