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What is the structural difference between glycogen and starch?

Mayank Ranka , 4 Years ago
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Rituraj Tiwari

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Starch and Glycogen, both are made of glucose, in fact are polymers of glucose.
Starch- Starch is stored in plants as a food reserve. Starch is present in two forms- Amylose- which is a linear chain of glucose and Amylopectin is a branched chain polymer of glucose.
Glycogen- Glycogen is found in animals and is stored in the liver, it is made up of monomer unitsα-D-Glucose. Glycogen chain is similar to amylopectin found in starch but with more branches. These branches are broken through condensation reaction whenever animal require energy.

Vikas Amritiya

Last Activity: 4 Years ago

 

Starch and Glycogen, both are made of glucose, in fact are polymers of glucose. 
Starch- Starch is stored in plants as a food reserve. Starch is present in two forms- Amylose- which is a linear chain of glucose and Amylopectin is a branched chain polymer of glucose. 
 
Glycogen- Glycogen is found in animals and is stored in the liver, it is made up of monomer units α-D-Glucose. Glycogen chain is similar to amylopectin found in starch but with more branches. These branches are broken through condensation reaction whenever animal require energy.

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