Explain basic stuctural difference between starch and cellulose
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The structure formed when the molecules share oxygen is determined by which form of glucose is linked together.
Starch contains alpha glucose, while cellulose is made of beta glucose. This difference may seem minor, but it plays a big role in the 3-D shape of the molecule.
Think of a pile of wood that can be put together in different ways. If you put the wood together in one way, it makes a doghouse; put together another way, it becomes a bookcase. In the same way, starch and cellulose have different 3-D structures.
Starch contains alpha glucose, while cellulose is made of beta glucose. This difference may seem minor, but it plays a big role in the 3-D shape of the molecule.
Think of a pile of wood that can be put together in different ways. If you put the wood together in one way, it makes a doghouse; put together another way, it becomes a bookcase. In the same way, starch and cellulose have different 3-D structures.
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