Experiment 5 Flashcards
Starch rapidly settles at the bottom which can be collected by ____.
Decanting the supernatant
Microscopically, starch form _____ in plants.
Granules
Is starch soluble or insoluble in water?
Insoluble
What will happen to the starch if it is insoluble
It RAPIDLY settles at the bottom
Important polysaccharide found in plant
Starch
This are formed when Monosaccharides units combine? ; forming ___ bond?
Disaccharide and Polysaccharide ; glycosidic
For every glycosidic bond formed, there is a corresponding loss of ___
one water molecule
A reverse reaction also exist called ____
Hydrolysis
___ It is the breakdown of large molecule into smaller fragments when reacted to ___
Hydrolysis ; water
Hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of ______
Acid and Enzyme
What CANNOT be hydrolyzed in NORMAL conditions
Monosaccharides
What CAN be hydrolyzed in NORMAL conditions
Disaccharides and Polysaccharides
___ It is the sweetening agent ; known as ____
Sucrose ; table sugar
Sucrose is a __saccharide composed of _____ and ____ units
disaccharide ; a-D glucose ; B-D fructose
Sucrose is the ONLT COMMON DISACCHARIDE that is ____
non-reducing