Reducing And Non Reducing Sugars Flashcards
WHAT TYPE OF CARBOHYDRATES ARE MONOSACCHARIDES
long,complex,carbohydrates
what are polysaccharides made of
many monosaccharides
what are polysaccharides linked together by
glycosidic bonds formed by condensation reaction
what type of polysaccharide is glucose and starch
storage polysaccharides
why can glucose not be stored in cells
as it is soluble as it would dissolve in the cyctoplasm of cells
what happens if glucose dissolves in the cyctoplasm of a cell
it lowers its water potential,causing water to flow into the cell resulting in it bursting
where does starch store glucose
in plants,in the form of starch
where does glycogen store glucose
in animal cells as glycogen
when do cells store glucose until
until the organism requires energy from respiration
polysaccharides are polymers of what?
alpha glucose
starch and glucose are insoluble what does this mean
they don’t affect the water potential of the cell
starch and glycogen are very large,what does this mean
they cannot cross the cell membrane ,so remain stored in the cell
what shape is amylose and what does this mean
a helical coil shape,meaning it is very compact and can store alot of information
what feature do amylopectin and starch share
branched,
how does the branched feature help
this provides alot of ends which can be easily hydrolysed to release glucose for use in respiration
