Question

6.71 6.72 ОН OH OH OH OH Isomaltose, a disaccharide formed during caramelization in cooking, contains two glucose units bonded a(1 →6). Draw the structure of isomaltose. Our bodies cannot digest cellulose because we lack the enzyme cellulase. Why is cellulose an important part of a healthy diet if we cannot digest it? Give the name of one or more carbohydrates that match the following descriptions: a. ordinary table sugar b. dextrose c. an L-sugar found in the ABO blood types d found in starch 6.73

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Answer 1

Answer :

Human cannot digest cellulose because they don't have the enzyme cellulase. Although it is important in the diet as fibre .

Use of cellulose in human body as fibre :

(1) : it helps in keeping food moving the gut

(2) : also helps in pushing waste out from the body .