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- February 5, 2010 at 6:05 am #12714
ScienceRobParticipantThe question on my study guide for my 200 level class says: What will HCL do to a monomer of glucose in a disaccaride?
My personal understanding (my labs and books don’t say it outright) is that adding Hydrochloric Acid to a polysaccaride will create a hydrolysis reaction separating the polymers into monosaccarides. Is this correct?
- February 5, 2010 at 7:13 am #97280JackBeanParticipant
basically, esters are sensitive to acids
- February 6, 2010 at 9:35 pm #97322ScienceRobParticipant
I appreciate the reply but this doesn’t really tell me if my reasoning is correct. Its interesting to know that esters are sensitive to acids (I had to wikipedia Ester to fully understand what you meant) but that doesn’t tell me if I am correct in my assumption or not. I appreciate any reply.
- February 7, 2010 at 3:29 am #97336jwalinParticipant
you are correct
polysaccharides form monosaccharides (mostly) and a little of disaacharides. depending on other conditions like temperature
higher the temperature more is the monomer formed - February 7, 2010 at 3:30 am #97337jwalinParticipant
and another thing it’s HCl and not HCL
- February 7, 2010 at 7:20 am #97341mithParticipant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosidic_bond
chemistry is right there
- February 7, 2010 at 9:00 am #97345JackBeanParticipantquote jwalin:you are correct
polysaccharides form monosaccharides (mostly) and a little of disaacharides. depending on other conditions like temperature
higher the temperature more is the monomer formedwhere are there disaccharides?
- February 7, 2010 at 4:12 pm #97367jwalinParticipant
i recall my teacher at one point of time had mentioned that at low temperatures and at low concentrations of HCl also dives dissacharides from poly saccharides.
- February 7, 2010 at 4:20 pm #97370JackBeanParticipant
yes, that is true, but you said, that polysaccharides are composed from mono- and sometimes from disaccharides, so I ask how that?
- February 7, 2010 at 6:38 pm #97379Darwin420Participant
…lol
- February 8, 2010 at 3:36 am #97385jwalinParticipantquote JackBean:yes, that is true, but you said, that polysaccharides are composed from mono- and sometimes from disaccharides, so I ask how that?
did i say that
quote jwalin:polysaccharides form monosaccharides (mostly) and a little of disaacharides. depending on other conditions like temperature
higher the temperature more is the monomer formedi talked about that polysaccharides 💡 form ❗
and not
polysacharidfes are formed from
- February 8, 2010 at 7:53 am #97394JackBeanParticipant
I see now 🙂
anyway, the question was originally about disaccharide, so even the conclusion about polysaccharides was unneeded 🙂
- February 8, 2010 at 9:48 am #97397jwalinParticipant
as i now rereadthe question i see it was not needed
the answer is monosaccharidesbut as i had been specific i hope atleast the questioner wouldn’t have any doubts with my statement and if he or she had then they are cleared by now
- February 11, 2010 at 11:21 pm #97522ScienceRobParticipant
I understand your response and other responses in this thread. I appreciate the assistance.
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