Polysaccharides

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  • What are the characteristics of polysaccharides?
    Natural carbohydrates found as polymers , polysaccharides can be (homopolysaccharides , heteropolysaccharides , linear , branched) , do not have a defined molecular weight
  • What are the characteristics of glycogen?
    branched homopolysaccharide of glucose , alpha1-4 linkage , branched at a1-6 linkers every 8-12 residues , 1 reducing end , many non reducing ends , storage polysaccharide
  • What are the characteristics of starch?
    Composed of two homopolysaccharides of glucose: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose unbranched a1-4 m amylopectin branched a1-6 , main storage polysaccharide of plants
  • What is the metabolism of glycogen and starch?
    glycogen and starch form granules in cells , granules contain enzymes , enzymatic processing occurs simultaneously in many non reducing ends
  • What are the characteristics of cellulose?
    Unbranched homopolysaccharide of glucose , b1-4 , hydrogen bonds between adjacent monomers and chains , tough , insoluble
  • What is the metabolism of cellulose?
    Fibrous structure and water insolubility make cellulose a difficult substrate, as most animals lack enzymes to act on b104 linkages
  • What are the characteristics of chitin?
    made up of Nacetylglucosamine , b1-4 , hard , insoluble , flexible
  • What are the characteristics of dextran?
    made up of glucose , a1-6 , branch points at a1-3
  • What are the characteristics of agar , agarose?
    Heterpolysaccharide containing modified galactose units , used in lab as growth surface
  • What are the characteristics of glycosaminoglycans?
    Part of proteoglycans , linear polymers of repeating disaccharide units , negatively charged , forms meshwork , extended hydrated molecule
  • What are the characteristics of hyaluronic acid?
    GlcA(B1-3)GlcNAc , b1-4
  • What are the characteristics of chondroitin sulfates?
    GlcA(B1-3)GalNAc4S , b1-4
  • What are the characteristics of keratan sulfates?
    Gal(B1-4)GlcNAc6S , b1-3
  • What are the characteristics of heparan sulfate and heparin?
    repeated idoA2S(a1-4)GlcNS3S6S , a1-4
  • What are the characteristics of peptidoglycan?
    Structural functions , confers strength and rigidity to cell wall , lysozyme hydrolyses b1-4 glycosidic bond and allow osmotic entry of water
  • What is a glycoprotein?
    A protein with oligosaccharide attached via its anomeric carbon
  • What is a lipopolysaccharide?

    Large complex molecule composed of polysaccharides linked to lipid molecules
  • What is a glycolipid?
    Lipid with covalently bound oligosaccharide
  • What is a proteoglycan?
    Sulfated glucosaminoglycans attached to a large rod shaped protein
  • How do cells interact with extracellular membrane?

    Receptors for extracellular proteoglycans(Integrins)