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Question
Write the structural difference between starch and cellulose.
Solution
| Starch | Cellulose |
| Starch is made of α-1, 4 linkages. | Cellulose is made of β-1, 4 linkages. |
| Starch is found in both linear and branched chains | Cellulose is mostly linear chains of glucose molecules |
| Starch occurs in two forms— amylase and amylopectin | Cellulose occurs in nature as pure cellulose, hemicellulose or lignin. |
| Starch functions as a storage polysaccharide | Cellulose functions as a structural polysaccharide. |
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