These branching differences give the polysaccharides different properties. Use the above images to describe the branching pattern. Record your description in the last column of the table below. Carbohydrate Name Glucose Fructose Galactose Lactose Sucrose Maltose Starch Glycogen Cellulose Chitin Carb Structure (Mono, Di, Poly) monosaccharide monosaccharide monosaccharide disaccharide glucose + galactose disaccharide glucose + fructose disaccharide glucose + glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose Major Source & Function Photosynthesis; acquisition from glucose stored in other animals honey, fruit, some vegetables corn (which is processed to yeidl high fructose com syrup) dairy products, avocados, sugar beets sugar cane & sugar beets many other fruits as well cooked sweet potatos, pears & honey; manufactured food stuffs like beer, bread, breakfast cereals synthesized in plants glucose storage form for plants major sugar in milk Lactase required to digest lactose synthesized in animals glucose storage form in animals, found in liver & muscle Use/Metabolism Breakdown of glucose generates energy (ATP) in cellular metabolism structure for plants, a kind of skeleton to hold them up synthesized by insects forms the exoskeleton of insects Can be changed into glucose, then used as glucose Can be changed into glucose, then used as glucose Sucrase required to digest sucrose Maltase reuqired to digest maltose Amylase required to digest starch found in plant cell walls Not digestable by humans and other structural elements of plants glycogen phosphorylase and glycogen debranching enzyme required to breakdown glycogen in the cytoplasm Not digestable by humans Structural Configuration & Branching Pattern n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
These branching differences give the polysaccharides different properties. Use the above images to describe the branching pattern. Record your description in the last column of the table below. Carbohydrate Name Glucose Fructose Galactose Lactose Sucrose Maltose Starch Glycogen Cellulose Chitin Carb Structure (Mono, Di, Poly) monosaccharide monosaccharide monosaccharide disaccharide glucose + galactose disaccharide glucose + fructose disaccharide glucose + glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose polysaccharide polymer of glucose Major Source & Function Photosynthesis; acquisition from glucose stored in other animals honey, fruit, some vegetables corn (which is processed to yeidl high fructose com syrup) dairy products, avocados, sugar beets sugar cane & sugar beets many other fruits as well cooked sweet potatos, pears & honey; manufactured food stuffs like beer, bread, breakfast cereals synthesized in plants glucose storage form for plants major sugar in milk Lactase required to digest lactose synthesized in animals glucose storage form in animals, found in liver & muscle Use/Metabolism Breakdown of glucose generates energy (ATP) in cellular metabolism structure for plants, a kind of skeleton to hold them up synthesized by insects forms the exoskeleton of insects Can be changed into glucose, then used as glucose Can be changed into glucose, then used as glucose Sucrase required to digest sucrose Maltase reuqired to digest maltose Amylase required to digest starch found in plant cell walls Not digestable by humans and other structural elements of plants glycogen phosphorylase and glycogen debranching enzyme required to breakdown glycogen in the cytoplasm Not digestable by humans Structural Configuration & Branching Pattern n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
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