What is the basic structural difference between starch and cellulose?
Starch consists of two components - amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is a long linear chain of ∝-D-(+)-glucose units joined by C1-C4 glycosidic linkage (∝-link).
Amylopectin is a branched-chain polymer of ∝-D-glucose units, in which the chain is formed by C1-C4 glycosidic linkage and the branching occurs by C1-C6 glycosidic linkage.
On the other hand, cellulose is a straight-chain polysaccharide of β-D-glucose units joined by C1-C4 glycosidic linkage (β-link).
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Structural difference between starch and cellulose.