Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Difference between starch - glycogen - cellulose

Starch - 2 forms -
amylose - glucose polymer with unbranched chain
amylopectin - glucose polymer with alpha 1,4 linear and branches with 1,6 every 20 -30 glucose units


Glyocogen - similar to amylopectin - glucose polymer with alpha 1,4 linear linkage branches with 1,6 linkage every 12 glucose

Cellulose - glucose polymer with beta 1,4 linkage

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