FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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Substance Y is needed in order for Hydrolysis to occur (which breaks down polymer into monomers). Which molecules is represented by Y?
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Nitrogen
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Carbon Dioxide
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Oxygen
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Water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Polymers of all sorts can be broken apart by hydrolysis reactions. In hydrolysis the addition of a water molecule (with the help of a hydrolase enzyme) breaks the covalent bond holding the monomers together.
Detailed explanation-2: -During digestion, these polymers are broken down into monomers, which are then absorbed and transported to all cells of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrolysis breaks the bonds of polymers by the addition of water. The opposite can also occur, where the monomers are built up to a polymer through the process of dehydration synthesis. Dehydration synthesis is the removal of water to bind monomers together to form a polymer.
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