Difference between starch and glycogen
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Starch can be in the form of
amylose, with hundreds of glucose rings hooked together by a-1,4
linkages, or amylopectin, which might contain thousands of glucose rings
hooked together with a combination of a-1,4 and a-1,6 linkages.Glycogen
is the means by which animals store glucose for later use. It has both
a-1,4 and a-1,6 linkages, like amylopectin, allowing for many molecular
branches and consequently a greater surface area for more rapid
conversion by hydrolysis back to glucose.
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Glycogen also termed as animal starch is found only in animals. It is a polysaccharide.
Both Glycogen and starch are the main sources of glucose that provides energy to humans that are later converted into carbohydrates.
They differ in structure. Starch comprises of a chain and a branched compound whereas glycogen is composed of a single molecule and it is branched.
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