Saturday, March 24, 2012

STPM Biology - chapter 1: Revision essay question 3

3. State two structural differences between each of the following molecules.
     i.  Cellulose and glycogen     [2]
     ii. Collagen and Insulin          [2]


Answer:



Cellulose
Glycogen
ß-glucose
Α-glucose
1,4-glycosidic bond
1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds
Unbranched/straight/linear
Branched/compact
Collagen
Insulin
Fibrous
Globular
Three (polypeptide) chains/triple helix
Two (polypeptide) chains
Chains held together by hydrogen bonds/chains not held together by di-sulphide bonds
Chains held together by disulphide bonds, ionic bond, hydrophobic interaction (van der waal force)
Large/about 1000 amino acids or length can be variable
Small/51 amino acids or fixed/precise length

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