Quick Question is Cellulose a Biopolymer? (1 Viewer)

[vik0188]

is it or are its derivatives biopolymers? quick yes or no
thx

 

[kaz1]

Biopolymer is a polymer that is produced by living things. Cellulose is produced by plants hence it's a biopolymer.

 

[vik0188]

k thx mate

 

[adomad]

CBB making a new thread or searching if a thread already existed.


FOR the HSC, are we required to know the alpha and beta glucose stuff?? and beta,1-4-glycosidic links???

cause i remember it but will we ever be required to draw it?

 

[study-freak]

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FOR the HSC, are we required to know the alpha and beta glucose stuff?? and beta,1-4-glycosidic links???

cause i remember it but will we ever be required to draw it?

Just know beta glucose and cellulose chain to be safe
No need to know about alpha glucose and some yucky stuff that you are talking about lol

 

[mtsmahia]

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FOR the HSC, are we required to know the alpha and beta glucose stuff?? and beta,1-4-glycosidic links???

cause i remember it but will we ever be required to draw it?

yeaah... would we be required to draw it ?

 

[study-freak]

potentially cellulose and very unlikely beta glucose

 

[adomad]

i got the maquarie study guide in front of me and it has 2 diagrams. one labelled alpha and the other beta, and i can't seem to find the difference. and there is digram with cellulose and it labelled the 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that will make up that water for condensation polymerisation and they called it beta-1,4-glycosidic... i was just asking, how much do we need to know on the structures and technical names of things.......

to make it easier, what are we required to know??

 

[study-freak]

i got the maquarie study guide in front of me and it has 2 diagrams. one labelled alpha and the other beta, and i can't seem to find the difference. and there is digram with cellulose and it labelled the 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that will make up that water for condensation polymerisation and they called it beta-1,4-glycosidic... i was just asking, how much do we need to know on the structures and technical names of things.......

to make it easier, what are we required to know??

Alpha is down, beta is up (OH group at the right end)

You need to know:
Simplified beta glucose and cellulose structures
molecular formula

You don't need to know:
technical names (i.e. beta-1,4-glycosidic)

 

[adomad]

Alpha is down, beta is up (OH group at the right end)

You need to know:
Simplified beta glucose and cellulose structures
molecular formula

You don't need to know:
technical names (i.e. beta-1,4-glycosidic)

kk thanks!!

 

[adomad]

is cellulose made from beta glucose only?

 

[Aerath]

I believe so.

 

[GUSSSSSSSSSSSSS]

is cellulose made from beta glucose only?

ummmmm ye i think so (fairly sure, but not 100%) it's the type of linkage between the glucose molecules that distinguishes it from starch (once again im not 100% sure on this one, havnt studied chem for a while lol)

 

[adomad]

kk thanks guys