Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cellulose?
Composed of glucose monomers
Provides energy for humans
Forms a structural component of plant cell walls
Contains beta-1,4 glycosidic linkages
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Which enzyme is useful as colour brightening agent in detergent industry?
Amylase
Lipase
Protease
Cellulase
The glycosidic linkage in cellulose is:
α(1→4)
β(1→4)
α(1→6)
β(1→6)
Which of the following is non-reducing sugar?
Starch
Sucrose
Maltose
Galactose
Answer briefly
I. Hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose is termed as?
II. Name the enzyme which takes part in the hydrolysis of glycogen
III. Amylum is an another name of
IV. Name the polysaccharide formed as the end product of the photosynthesis
Correct option with all the answers is
I-Glycogenolysis, II-Amylases, III-Starch, IV-Starch
I-Starch, II-Amylases, III-Glycogenolysis, IV-Starch
I-Starch, II-Glycogenolysis, III-Starch, IV-Amylases
I-Amylases, II-Glycogenolysis, III-Starch, IV-Starch
In a polysaccharide, the individual monosaccharides are linked by a
Glycosidic bond
Peptide bond
Ester bond
Phosphodiester bond
Answer briefly
I. Hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose is termed as?
II. Name the enzyme which takes part in the hydrolysis of glycogen
III. Amylum is an another name of
IV. Name the polysaccharide formed as the end product of the photosynthesis
Correct option with all the answers is
I. Glycogenolysis
II. Glycogen phosphorylase
III. Starch
IV. Starch
I. Glycogenesis
II. Hexokinase
III. Cellulose
IV. Glucose
I. Gluconeogenesis
II. Phosphofructokinase
III. Sucrose
IV. Fructose
I. Glycolysis
II. Amylase
III. Maltose
IV. Cellulose
Answer briefly
I. Hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose is termed as?
II. Name the enzyme which takes part in the hydrolysis of glycogen
III. Amylum is an another name of
IV. Name the polysaccharide formed as the end product of the photosynthesis
Correct option with all the answers is
I-Glycogenolysis, II-Amylases, III-Starch, IV-Starch
I-Starch, II-Amylases, III-Glycogenolysis, IV-Starch
I-Starch, II-Glycogenolysis, III-Starch, IV-Amylases
I-Amylases, II-Glycogenolysis, III-Starch, IV-Starch
Sucrose, a common table sugar is composed of
Glucose and fructose
Glucose and galactose
Fructose and galactose
None of the above
Why doesn't cellulose react with iodine to produce a blue color?
It lacks the helical structure necessary for iodine complexation.
It contains fructose units instead of glucose.
It is a branched polymer and cannot interact with iodine.
It is insoluble in water, preventing the reaction with iodine.
A phosphodiester bond is formed between which two groups in a nucleotide?
3' carbon of one sugar and 5' carbon of another sugar
Two nitrogenous bases
A sugar and a nitrogenous base
Two phosphate groups
