2.1.2 starch + glycogen

Question 1

describe the structure of starch

Answer 1

two alpha glucose mols bonded by 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds
made of two types of polysacc.
amylose = 1,4 glycosidic bonds; unbranched mol
amylopectin = 1,6 glycosidic bonds, branched mol