Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 4 - No. 4)
What is the difference between starch and cellulose?
Starch is a polymer of glucose, cellulose is not.
They have different glycosidic linkages.
Starch is found in animals, cellulose in plants.
They have different chemical formulas.
Explanation
Starch and cellulose are both polymers of glucose, but they have different glycosidic linkages (alpha vs. beta).
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