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11 Cards in this Set
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Cellulose
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Homopoylmeric
Glucose beta(1~4) structural function in plants |
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Glycogen
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Homopolymeric
Glucose alpha(1~4) with alpha(1~6)branches Nutrient storage(plants) |
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Dextran
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Homopolymeric
Glucose alpha(1~6)with alha(1~2), alpha(1~3), and alpha(1~4) branches Nutrient storage (yeast and bacteria) |
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Chitin
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Homopolymeric
N-Acetylglucosamine, beta(1~4) stuctural function in exoskeletons |
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Amylose
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Homopolymeric
Glucose, alpha (1~4) Nutrient strorage (plants) |
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Amylopectin
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homopolymeric
Glucose, alpha(1~4) with alpha(1~6) branches Nutrient storage(plants) |
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Chondroitin Sulfate
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Heteropolymeric
N-Acetylgalactosamine sulfate; glucuronic acid; beta(1~3) and beta(1~4) Libriacant in synovial fluid, extracellular matrix |
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Inulin
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Homopolymeric
Fructose beta(2~1) Nutrient storage (plants) |
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Pectin
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Homopolymeric
Galacturonic acid structural rigidity in plants |
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Hyaluronic acid
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Heterpolymeric
N-Acetylglucosamine; glucuronic acid beta(1~4) and beta(1~3) Lubriacant synovial fluid, extracelluar matrix |
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Peptidoglycans
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Heterpolymeric, with peptide cross links
N-Acetylglucosamine; N-acetylmuramic acid; beta(1~4) Structural function in bacterial cell walls. |
