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- Homopolysaccharide are found abundant in nature. Explain how this class ofpolysaccharide acts as primary component of plants and insects.What other product is formed in oxidative deamination besides an x-keto acid?Alcohol dehydrogenase is the enzyme that converts alcohols to aldehydes or ketones. Explain how methanol poisoning can be treated with ethanol.