Chitin is a polysaccharide found in:
Plant cell walls
Animal liver
Bacterial cell walls
Exoskeleton of insects
Related Questions
Which of the following is an incorrect match?
Purines – Adenine, guanine
Pyrimidines – Cytosine, thymine
Structural polysaccharides – insulin
Storage polysaccharides – starch
Sucrose, a common table sugar is composed of
Glucose and fructose
Glucose and galactose
Fructose and galactose
None of the above
A molecule is found to contain multiple hydroxyl groups and a ketone functional group. To which class of biomolecules does it most likely belong?
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Which enzyme is useful as colour brightening agent in detergent industry?
Amylase
Lipase
Protease
Cellulase
Which structural characteristic of cellulose prevents it from forming a blue color with iodine?
α-1,4-glycosidic linkages
β-1,4-glycosidic linkages
Presence of fructose units
Branched polymer structure
The monomer unit of starch is:
Fructose
Galactose
Sucrose
Glucose
Chitin is a polysaccharide found in:
Plant cell walls
Animal liver
Bacterial cell walls
Exoskeleton of insects
Cellulose is made up of
Branched chain of glucose molecule linked by α-1, 4 glycosidic bond in straight chain and β-1, 6 glycosidic bond at the site of branching
Branched chain of glucose molecule linked by α-1, 6 glycosidic bond in straight chain and β-1, 4 glycosidic bond at the site of branching
Unbranched chain of glucose molecule linked by β-1, 4 glycosidic bond
Unbranched chain of glucose molecule linked by α-1, 6 glycosidic bond
Sucrose is formed by a dehydration reaction between glucose () and fructose (). What is the molecular formula of sucrose?
