Carbohydrates - 3.3 - (3)

Question 1

When is another type of starch formed?

Answer 1

when glycosidic bonds form in condensation between carbon 1 and carbon 6 on two glucose molecules

Question 2

What is the other starch polysaccharide called?

Answer 2

amylopectin

Question 3

What is amylopectin also made by?

Answer 3

1-4 glycosidic bonds between alpha glucose molecules

Question 4

In amylopectin, what is formed by condensation reactions?

Answer 4

glycosidic bonds between carbon 1 and carbon 6 on two glucose molecules

Question 5

What kind of structure does amylopectin have?

Answer 5

a branched structure with 1-6 branching points occuring approximately once in every 25 glucose subunits