Disaccharides and polysaccharides

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What is starch a mixture of?

Amylose and amylopectin

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Amylose

1-4 glycosidic bonds

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Amylopectin

Branched, mainly 1-4 bonds, 4 percent 1-6 bonds

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What is murein?

Polymer that forms the bacterial cell wall

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What is chitin?

Polysaccharide that serves as rigid material in the exoskeletons of invertebrates and in the cell wall of fungi

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What is lignin?

Rigid polymer that is found in the cell walls of xylem vessels

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Why is a much lower temperature required if hydrolysis is carried out by enzymes?

A lower temperature is required as enzymes are catalysts, and catalysts provide an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy