Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781337571357
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 12P
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The significant of n in (Glucose)n which is used to write glycogen should be explained.

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The branched polymer of glucose is glycogen which is written as (Glucose)n . In glycogen, the glucose residues are linearly linked by α -1,4 glycosidic bonds and after every 10 residues, a chain of glucose residues (branched) is linked by α -1,6 glycosidic bonds.

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The approximate value of n should be determined.

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Glycogen is a branched chain polymer of glucose, i.e., n glucose units is combined to form a chain of glycogen.

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