Question:
Glycogen is
Glycogen is
Updated On: May 14, 2024
- a polymer of $\beta-D-$ glucose units
- a structural polysaccharide
- structurally very much similar to amylopeetin
- structurally similar to amylopeetin but extensively branched
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It is structurally similar to amylopectin but extensively branched.Glycogen is referred to as the animal starch and is the storage form of glucose in animals.Glycogen is made of glucose molecules that are linked in the branched chain form and is stored in the liver and muscles.The glucose units are linked as alpha 1,4 glycosidic bonds and branching at alpha 1,6 glycosidic bonds.Therefore,it is similar to amylopectin
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Biomolecules
Biomolecules are the most essential organic molecules, which are involved in the maintenance and metabolic processes of living organisms. These non-living molecules are the actual foot-soldiers of the battle of sustenance of life.
There are four major classes of Biomolecules – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic acids and Lipids.
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