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chitinit is polymer of n-acetyl-d-glucosamineit is a structural homopolysaccharide found in the fungal walls as fungus cellulose and as chitin in the
dextrinintermediate product of hydrolysis of starchit consists of maltose amp glucoseit is found in yeast amp some
celluloseit is a linear polymer of b -d-glucoseit is the structural polysaccharide of plant cell walls walls of some primitive fungi some protists
insulinlinear polymer of b-d-glucoseinsulin is small-sized 25 - 35 residues fructosan homopolysaccharide which is a reserve carbohydrate present in
glycogenpolymer of a-d-glucose it has 5000-30000 units of a-d-glucoseglycogen is glucosan homopolysaccharide which is the major reserve food of
starch -polymer of a-d-glucosestarch is glucosan homopolysaccharide which is the major reserve food of plantsstarch is formed as an end product of
homopolysaccharides homoglycansthese are complex carbohydrats that are formed by repeated condensation or polymerisation of only one type of
polysaccharidespolysaccharides are complex carbohydratespolysaccharides are also called glycansthese are insoluble in waterpolysaccharides are not
tetrasaccharidesthe oligosaccharides are formed by condensation of four monosaccharidestrachyose is a nonreducing tetrasaccharide found in plants as
trisaccharidesthe oligosaccharides are made of three monosaccharide residuesa common trisaccharides is raffinose which is formed by condensation of
disaccharidesthey are oligosaccharides composed of two monosaccharide residues three common disaccharides are sucrose glucose fructose cane
oligosaccharidesthey are small-sized polymers of monosaccharides having 2 - 6 simple sugars occasionally upto 9 - 10oligosaccharides are soluble in
chemical propertiesmonosaccharides have two special chemical propertiesi reducing natureall the monosaccharides are reducing sugarsit can reduce cu2
physical propertiesall monosaccharides which have an asymmetric carbon are able to rotate polarized light either to left side laevorotatory or
monosaccharide derivativesthey are modified monosaccharidesglycosidesthey are compounds formed by condensation reaction between a sugar and hydroxyl
carbohydratescarbohydrate hydrate of carbonhydroxyl group presentaldehyde group or keto group may presentcarbohydrates are polyhydroxy
organic compounds -they are substances having both carbon and hydrogen which are commonly biological in originorganic compounds can be micromolecules
gasesthere are 4 gases in the protoplasm which remain dissolved in its free waterthese 4 gases are follows-
wateroccurencewater is the most abundant substance covering 70 of earths surfaceit constitutes 60-90 of living cells
fluorideit is mostly available in drinking waterfluoride is essential for the formation of enamel of the teethdeficiency of fluoride causes weakness
iodinethe element is available is drinking water vegetables and fishtable salts are also compulsorily iodized to provide iodine in the dietall sea
sodiumthe element is available in table salta proper balance of sodium and potassium is essentialits absorption is under control of aldasteronethe
magnesium - it is available in most of the plants especially vegetablesby its deficiency diarrhoea is causedits important functions are
sulphurthe major sources of sulphur are crucifers and animal proteinsproteins present in pulses have little sulphur therefore other vegetable
copperit is a trace element which is available in most of the fruitsmaximum in heart brain kidney amp crustaceansby its deficiency monkins disease is