Essays Tagged: "Disaccharide"

A comparison of the respiration of yeast in different sugar substrates.

spiration of yeast in different substrates of sugars, i.e. between a monosaccharide (glucose) and a disaccharide (maltose)Theory: There are three types of Carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides ... es, and polysaccharides. The two, which I will be looking at, are, monosaccharide (glucose) and the disaccharide (maltose)Classification and major properties of carbohydratesGroupPropertiesExamplesMon ...

(18 pages) 107 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Testing for Biomolecules

:Lipids, Phospholipids, Glycolipids, SterolsVitaminsHormones, NeurotransmittersCarbohydrates, SugarsDisaccharidesMonomers:Amino acidsNucleotidesPhosphateMonosaccharidesPolymers:Peptide, Oligopeptide, ... ing blocks of DNA and RNA.SaccharidesMonosaccharides are carbohydrates in the form of simple sugars.Disaccharides are formed from two monosaccharides joined together. Monosaccharides and disaccharides ...

(6 pages) 56 1 4.7 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Carbohydrates

e molecules joined together by an oxygen atom, with the elimination of a molecule of water, yield a disaccharide, of which the most important are sucrose (ordinary cane sugar), lactose, and maltose. W ...

(1 pages) 48 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Heavily summarised notes for biological molecules (carbohydrates)

I. STRUCTURE OF CARBOHYDRATES- Carbohydrates are divided into three main classes:- Monosaccharides- Disaccharides- Polysaccharides1. Monosaccharides- Defined as a carbohydrate which cannot be hydrolys ... e general formula is (CH2O)n- Common examples are glucose, fructose and galactose (hexose sugars)2. Disaccharides- A disaccharide is formed by a condensation reaction between two monosaccharides - one ...

(1 pages) 14 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The Efeects Of Salivary Amylase On Starch Hydrolysis Under Different PH Levels

is activated by the salivary enzyme within the mouth which catalyses polysacharides into maltose, a disaccharide. Maltose is then further broken down into simple sugars(glucose) by maltase, another en ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Unknown Chemical Lab

together makes different types of carbohydrates. Some types are polysaccharide, monosaccharide, and disaccharide. The elements that are found in the molecules of Nucleic Acids are hydrogen, nitrogen, ...

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Copper Sulphate On Amylase

in starch. By doing this it meant that the starch, a polysaccharide was broken down into maltose, a disaccharide. However, copper sulphate would interfere with starch for the active sites and so preve ...

(1 pages) 5736 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Classification of Macromolecules

saccharides, or simply as sugars, and are vital to life. They can be divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides, depending on the number of sugar molecules involved. A single su ... is a monosaccharide and includes things such as glucose and fructose, and two sugar molecules are a disaccharide. When many sugars (sometimes thousands) are joined together, they form a polysaccharide ...

(9 pages) 8676 0 3.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Structure and Function of Carbohydrates

nd fats, macronutrients are needed in large amounts. Carbohydrates can be monosaccharides (sugars), disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides (starch). Carbohydrates have the general formula ... ucose monomers. If two of these were to polymerise in a condensation reaction, it would result in a disaccharide. The disaccharide formed would be maltose as it's made from an alpha glucose plus an al ...

(2 pages) 2 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Science Essays