Study Set Content:
Contains 2 or more monosaccharides. Ex. Long chain of glucose and fructose
Heteropolysaccharide
Maybe branched or unbranched
Homopolysaccharide & Heteropolysaccharide
STARCH
• Also known as
amylum
Serves as the temporary storage form of photosynthetic products
STARCH
Serves as permanent reserve food material for the plants
STARCH
Example of plants that provide starch on the large scale;
corn, cereals, potato tubers, maranta rhizomes, cassava roots
Uses of starch:
1. Ingredient in dusting powders (talcum powder for application over the skin)
2. Pharmaceutic aid
3. Paper sizing
4. Cloth sizing
5. Laundry starching
6. Starting material from which liquid glucose, dextrose, high fructose sweeteners are made
7. Demulcent; soothes the abraded mucous membrane
8. Antidote for iodine poisoning
CORN SCIENTIFIC NAME
WHEAT SCIENTIFIC NAME
POTATO TUBERS SCIENTIFIC NAME
CORN AND POTATO TUBERS FAMILY
POTATO TUBERS FAMILY
hydrous inulin
INULIN
Obtained from the subterranean organs of members of the family
compositae
Obtained from the subterranean organs of members of the family compositae and also abundant in
taraxacum, inula, lappa, echinacea & chicory (family asteraceae
Uses:
1. Used in culture media as a fermentative_____ for certain bacteria
identifying agent
