Pectin is a molecule similar to starch except that the repeating unit (residue) of pectin is galacturonic acid instead of glucose as in starch. Galacturonic acid is still very similar to glucose, except one of the carbons has a -COOH group attached instead of a CH2-OH. The pectin chain is held toget...

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Life on earth would not exist without the many bonds observed throughout Biochemistry. There is two types of force the intramolecular force which exist between the atoms in a molecule such as Covalent, Ionic and Metallic bonding, the second force being intermolecular force that exist between neighbo...

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