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Where is glycogen typically found in hepatocytes?
Where is glycogen typically found in hepatocytes?
- Mitochondria
- Large chloroplasts
- Nucleus
- Cytosol (correct)
What is the approximate diameter of a glycogen molecule?
What is the approximate diameter of a glycogen molecule?
- 1000 nm
- 10 nm
- 21 nm (correct)
- 100 nm
What is the primary function of cellulose in plants?
What is the primary function of cellulose in plants?
- Photosynthesis
- Energy storage
- Structural support (correct)
- Transportation of nutrients
What is the characteristic feature of amylose?
What is the characteristic feature of amylose?
How are glycogen and amylopectin similar?
How are glycogen and amylopectin similar?
What is the function of dextrans in dental plaque?
What is the function of dextrans in dental plaque?
What is the orientation of the carbon group at carbon 1 in a furanose ring?
What is the orientation of the carbon group at carbon 1 in a furanose ring?
What is the primary function of starch and glycogen in cells?
What is the primary function of starch and glycogen in cells?
What is the approximate percentage of glycogen in the wet weight of liver cells?
What is the approximate percentage of glycogen in the wet weight of liver cells?
Which of the following is a characteristic of amylose?
Which of the following is a characteristic of amylose?
What is the type of linkage found at the branch points in glycogen?
What is the type of linkage found at the branch points in glycogen?
In which type of cells is glycogen especially abundant?
In which type of cells is glycogen especially abundant?
What determines whether a sugar belongs to the D or L series?
What determines whether a sugar belongs to the D or L series?
What is the property of glucose that causes it to rotate a beam of plane polarized light to the right?
What is the property of glucose that causes it to rotate a beam of plane polarized light to the right?
What is the term used to describe the glucose solutions that rotate a beam of plane polarized light to the right?
What is the term used to describe the glucose solutions that rotate a beam of plane polarized light to the right?
How many isomers of glucose can be formed due to its four asymmetric carbon atoms?
How many isomers of glucose can be formed due to its four asymmetric carbon atoms?
What is the characteristic of the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of naturally occurring monosaccharides?
What is the characteristic of the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of naturally occurring monosaccharides?
Which type of anomer occurs when the OH on the anomeric carbon is trans to carbon 6?
Which type of anomer occurs when the OH on the anomeric carbon is trans to carbon 6?
