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Q: What does the fact that all organisms contain lectins suggest about the role of carbohydrates?

A: Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins.  They are highly specific to sugar residues that are…

Q: Which of the following contains isoprene units?

A: Polymers are chemical compounds that consist of huge molecules made up of many smaller molecules of…

Q: Why does everyone break down starch at different rates?

A: Starch is a substance that is not soluble in cold water. It is made up of two polymer chains that…

Q: What happens to carbohydrates when reacted with strong HCl?

A: Carbohydrates are polyhdroxyaldehyde or polyhydroxyketone or componds which produce these products…

Q: What type of lipid does a bile salt belong to?

A: A lipid is chemically defined as a substance that is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol,ether…

Q: How do Triglycerides constitute the majority of lipid in the body?

A: A trigylceride is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. They are the main…

Q: How do cellulose and starch differ from one another?

A: Introduction: A carbohydrate is a major macromolecule in the body that has carbon(C), hydrogen(H),…

Q: why do we need carbohydrates?

A: Carbohydrates are biomolecules produced by living cells. Carbohydrates are of different types based…

Q: What are the different functional groups that can be found in the structure of the carbohydrates?

A: Carbohydrates or carbs are maconutrient consisting of Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. In nature…

Q: What are the differences in the polysaccharides cellulose, starch, and glycogen?

A: A polysaccharide is a large molecule made of many smaller monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are…

Q: How are nonlipids converted into fats?

A: Lipids are macromolecules that are soluble in solvents that are nonpolar such as acetone benzene and…

Q: Why is glucose instead of some other monosaccharide such a prominent fuel?

A: Introduction: Glucose has the molecular formula C6H12O6 and is a simple sugar. The most abundant…

Q: What is the difference between a carbohydrate and sugar?

A: There are four important biomolecules in the body. They are, the carbohydrates, proteins, lipids,…

Q: How are two monosaccharides linked to form a disaccharide? How is a disaccharide split into two…

A: These are carbohydrates, one mono unit forms a monosaccharide, and two mono units of monosaccharides…

Q: What are the biological functions of carbohydrates?

A: Carbohydrates are the biomolecules categorized as macromolecules.

Q: Sucrose, also known as the table sugar, is a disaccharide that is made up of a monosaccharide called…

A: As per our policy,  we are answering the first question only, for the rest of the question kindly…

Q: How many carbon atoms are there in fructose? In sucrose?

A: Sugars are sweet-tasting carbohydrates that are the primary source of energy in food. They can be…

Q: Why is it impossible for humans to digest food thatcontains cellulose?

A: Cellulose can be defined as the molecule which consist of hundreds  and  thousands  elements known…

Q: Starch contains a higher percentage of which two polysaccharides?

A: Starch is the most important carbohydrate and it contributes to about 50% of the total carbohydrates…

Q: What are the biological functions of polysaccharides?

A: The chemical molecules inside the cell of living things are called biomolecules. The important…

Q: What are pentoses and hexoses monosaccharides in the body?

A: Biomolecules are organic compounds found in living organisms. All living organisms will have these…

Q: what is the function of amylase? What does amylase do to starch?

A: Amylase - Amylase is a type of enzyme. It is present in the mouth of humans and other organisms.…

Q: How does iodine react with starch for it to form a blue color when these are combined?

A: Glucose is stored in the plant in the form of starch. The starch contains two fractions of sugars-…

Q: How does glycogen differ from starch in structure andfunction?

A: Polysaccharides are carbohydrates that are made up of a large number of monosaccharide units that…

Q: On what basis are carbohydrates classified into aldose and ketose?

A: According to the number of monomers carbohydrates are classified as monosaccharides , disaccharides,…

Q: What is the chemical name of blood sugar? What carbohydrate is polymerized to form starch and…

A: In living organisms, there are four types of macromolecules, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids,…

Q: What does NOT describe a starch?

A: Starch is a polysaccharide that is produced by most of green plants for the purpose of storage of…

Q: How are starch and cellulose different?

A: Carbohydrates are complex and the most abundant biomolecules in foods and living tissues,…

Q: What are two types of starch?    What is the monomer of starch?

A: Starch is a homopolysaccharide of glucose. Glucose is a monosaccharide which consists of 6 carbon…

Q: Starch can be separated into two principal polysaccharides, amylose and amylopectin. What is the…

A: Starch is a complex carbohydrate, which is composed of monosaccharides units.

Q: Which of the two polysaccharides contains branched chains of the monosaccharides?

A: The buiding block of all carbohdrates are simple sugars known as monosaccharides. Monosaccharides…

Q: What enzymes in the human body can hydrolyze starch?

A: Starch is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This…

Q: What are the two types of polysaccharides that are made up of starch?

A: Polysaccharide which is a type of carbohydrate contains long chain of polymeric carbohydrate which…

Q: Which one is the epimer of monosaccharide I?

A: When two monosaccharides differ each other in their configuration around a single specific carbon…

Q: What is the structure of Starch?

A: Carbohydrates are classified as Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides, and Polysaccharides based on the…

Q: Define the terms disaccharides. Sucrose?

A: disaccharide, also called double sugar, any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple…

Q: what is the elemental composition of carbohydrates?

A: The carbohydrates is found in variety of foods as a form of sugar and starch.

Q: Why do daily requirements for carbohydrates vary from person to person?

A: The digestive system comprises of mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small…

Q: Why are lipids more energy-dense than carbohydrates?

A: Lipids are a sort of organic molecule that may be found in living organisms. It has an oily or waxy…

Q: which is the name of the given monosaccharide? a. Aldotriose b.Ketotriose c. Ketotetrose d.…

A: Carbohydrates are important molecules for a living cell as it is the major source of energy.…

Q: What is the difference between sucrose, lactose, and maltose? What monosaccharides are involved

A: Carbohydrates are macromolecules composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. These are categorized into…

Q: What structural differences characterize starch, cellulose, and glycogen?

A: A biomolecule that has carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen is known as a carbohydrate. It is one of the…

Q: What is the structural difference between the a hemiacetal form of a carbohydrate and the β form?

A: The carbon atom which is bonded to one -OH group and one -OR group is known as hemiacetal.

Q: What is the main structural difference between cellulose and starch?

A: Cellulose is a molecule, consisting of hundreds – and sometimes even thousands – of carbon, hydrogen…

Q: What are the basic building blocks of carbohydrates?

A: The biomolecules are the large macromolecule that serves as the structural and functional unit of…

Q: Why do lipids contain more energy than carbohydrates?

A: Lipids- A lipid is a type of organic molecule found in living things. it is oily or waxy. Fats are…

Nucleotides

It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). 

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.