| where is glycogen found? | mainly found in the following locations in the body: Liver cells Skeletal muscle cells small amounts in the brain |
| what is glycogen connected by? | by two glycosidic bonds: an alpha-1,4-glycosidic bond and an alpha-1,6-glycosidic bond |
| what are the monomers that make up glycogen | Straight chain regions of glycogen consist of glucose monomers held together by α-1,4 linkages, while the branching points of glycogen are held together by α-1,6 linkages. |
| what is glycogen do in the human body | main storage form of glucose, which is energy |
| what type of polysaccharide is glycogen? | multibranched polysaccharide. GLYCOGEN IS BRANCHED |
| where is starch found | Green leaves (manufactured from excess glucose during photosynthesis) Seeds Storage organs (grains and tubers), Amyloplasts (organelles within plant cells that produce and store starch) |
| what are the bond that are found in starch. | alpha 1-4 glycosidic bond and alpha 1-6 glycosidic bond |
| what type of structure is starch | helix shaped structure |
| what does starch do? | used to store energy for cell metabolism, it is packed in semi crystalline granules that can be stored in roots and seeds |
| what are the smaller polysaccharides that make up starch | amylose and amylopectin |
| what type of chain is amylose. | linear chain polymer. |
| what type of chain is amylopectin | branched chain polymer |
