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  • is primarily found in animals?

    Question: is primarily found in animals?

    Options:

    Glycogen
    Starch
    Fructan
    Cellulose

    ✅Explanation: Glycogen is the primary polysaccharide found in animals. It serves as a storage form of glucose and is primarily stored in the liver and muscles. When the body needs energy, glycogen is broken down into glucose to be used in metabolic processes.

    📌📌Other Options:
    -(b) Starch: Starch is a storage polysaccharide found in plants.
    -(c) Fructan: Fructans are plant-based polysaccharides, such as inulin.
    -(d) Cellulose: Cellulose is a structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls.

    🔑Key Points:
    -The carbohydrates are stored in the animal body as glycogen. 
    -It is also known as animal starch because its structure is similar to amylopectin and is rather more highly branched.
    -It is present in the liver, muscles, and brain and is found in yeast and fungi.
    -When the body needs glucose, enzymes break the glycogen down to glucose. 
    -Polysaccharides contain a large number of monosaccharide units joined together by the glycosidic linkages. 
    -These are the most commonly encountered carbohydrates in nature.
    -They mainly act as food storage or structural materials.

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