Alpha Glucose Monomers
Comments (0) Why is glucose converted into sucrose before being transported in plants?
is it something to do with glucose being a monomer and sucrose being a disaccharide consisting of 1 alpha-glucose and 1 beta-fructose?
please help!
thank you!
Glucose and fructose are the monosaccharides. When you take a molecule of each and take away one water molecule, a H from one and an OH from the other, the resulting disaccharide sucrose is formed. By forming the more complex sugar, the plant is able to store energy more efficiently in a more compact form as the disaccharide. When it requires the monosaccharides for the energy cycle, it hydrolyzes the sucrose back into the glucose and fructose by adding back one molecule of water.
Carbohydrates II / Cellular Signaling I
Themocracy