em 106: Intro to BioChem Exam-Fall 2017 Everhart \"a-Amylases catalyze the hydro
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em 106: Intro to BioChem Exam-Fall 2017 Everhart "a-Amylases catalyze the hydrolysis of -1,4 glucan linkages in starch and are widely distributed in nature, being found in bacteria, plants and animals." For both starch and cellulose, answer the fol questions: 3) lowing Starch Cellulose a) Made of -or -D-glucose b) Synthesized by animals, plants, or both_ c) Used for energy storage, structural rigidity, or both d) Complex Carbohydrate, or Dietary Fiber e) Does the -amylase enzyme have absolute, group, linkage, or stereo-specificity. Explain your answer. ensidarthe four fatty acids shown below:Explanation / Answer
Starch : alpha D glucose , plants , energy storage, dietary fiber
Cellulose: beta D glucose , plants , structural rigidity , complex carbohydrate.
Starch is made up of amylo pectin and amylose and contains alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkage while cellulose is made up of Beta 1-4 glycosidic linkage.
Starch and cellulose both are present in plants
As glycogen is present in animals similarily starch is the storage form in plants while cellulose maintain the structural inegrity of cell.
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