Giant Molecules 3
CHEMISTRY SSS3 First term
WEEK 11
Giant Molecules 3
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- Explain at least two tests for starch.
- Give at least three uses of starch.
- Explain what protein is, its source structure, and properties.
- Explain at least two tests for protein.
- Give at least two uses of protein.
Content
Test for starch (Iodine test)
Plants store glucose as the polysaccharide starch; the cereal grains (wheat, rice, corn, oats, and barley), as well as tubers such as potatoes, are also rich in starch. Starch can be separated into two fractions--amylose and amylopectin. Natural starches are mixtures of amylose (10-20%) and amylopectin (80-90%).
Amylose in starch is responsible for the formation of a deep blue color.... View More
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- Metals and their Compounds
- Metals and their Compounds 2
- Metals and their Compounds 3
- Metals and their Compounds 4
- Iron
- Fats and oil
- Chemistry SSS3 First Term Mid-Term Assessment
- Test
- Soap
- Soap and Detergents
- Giant Molecules
- Giant Molecules 2
- Giant Molecules 3
- Chemistry SSS3 First Term Final Assessment
- Test
- Chapters 13
- Category SSS3
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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