Polysaccharides+Glycoconjugates

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this polysaccharide consists of 2 homopolysaccharides of glucose

starch

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this polysaccharide consists of amylose and amylopectin

starch

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this is a long and unbranched polymer of (a1→4) linked glucose residues in starch

amylose

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this is a branched polymer of (a1→4) linked glucose residues with branch points at (a1→6) linkers in starch

amylopectin

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this polysaccharide is a branched homopolysaccharide of glucose

glycogen

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main storage form of polysaccharide in animals

glycogen

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glucose monomers in glycogen form (_____)linked chains

a1-4

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branch points within glycogen with (______)linkers every 8-12 residues

a1-6

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is glycogen (more/less) branched than starch

more

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this polysaccharide is a linear homopolymers of glucose

cellulose

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this polysaccharide is found in cell walls(e.g. wood and cotton)

cellulose

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fungi/bacteria/protozoa secrete_____→an enzyme that allows them to use wood as source of glycogen

cellulase

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this polysaccharide is a linear homopolymers of N-acetylglucosamine

chitin

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N-acetylglucosamine monomers form(______) linked chains

B1-4

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this polysaccharide is the principle component of hard exoskeletons of arthropods and cell walls of fungi

chitin

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this glycoconjugate consists of proteins with small oligosaccharides attached

glycoprotein

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this glycoconjugate consists of lipids with covalently attached oligosaccharides

glycolipids

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lipopolysaccharides in gram negative bacteria is an example of what type of glycoconjugate

glycolipids

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this glycoconjugate consists of sulfated glycosaminoglycans attached to a large rod shaped protein in the cell membrane

proteoglycan