Biomolecules — Chemistry STD 12 — Question

1. Glycogcn is the storage polysaccharide of animals. It is present in the liver and muscles of animals. Glycogen is called as animal starch.

2. Glycogen on hydrolysis gives glucose molecules. Structurally glycogen resembles amylopectin with more branching. In glycogen the branching occurs every 8 – 14 glucose units as opposed to 24 – 30 units in amylopectin. The excessive glucose in the body is stored in the form of glycogen.