Grade 12th pass8 grade science

What is the structural difference between glycogen and starch?

Mayank Ranka

5 Years agoGrade 12th pass

2 Answers

Rituraj Tiwari

5 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 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

5 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.