SCI 1000C- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 115 pages long!)

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The most well known type of polysaccharides. Long chain of glucose molecules linked together used for short term energy storage. Animals, including humans use starch called glycogen glycogen is built from excess glucose in the blood. Because we do not have the enzyme to break apart the energy in the wood. Similar to starch, however, the shape of the macromolecule is different, hence, they function differently. Long chain of glucose linked together find more res find more res find more res find more res. Date: october 24, 2017: sugar beet, a(cid:271)out 25% of (cid:449)orld"s sugar (cid:272)o(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) sugar (cid:271)eet, biennial- beet harvested in first year, originated in mediterranean region, product of breeding success, 1800s- 2% sugar, present- 20% sugar. It is overshadowed by cheaper sugar cane, but survives with heavy subsidies: other natural sugars, today we derive sugar from many sources. Hfsc is a cheap source os sugar and the suggested maximum of 25g of hfsc.