Name the two components of starch and How do they differ from each other structurally?
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The two components of starch are:
amylose and amylopectin.
Amylose is a linear polymer of glucose. and form 20 to 30% of the whole structure.
while amylopectin is heavily branched polymer of α-D(+)-Glucose. and composes the remaining part of the structure.
amylose and amylopectin.
Amylose is a linear polymer of glucose. and form 20 to 30% of the whole structure.
while amylopectin is heavily branched polymer of α-D(+)-Glucose. and composes the remaining part of the structure.
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The components of starch are Amylose and Amylopectin.
The differences between them are:
1. Amylose components are insoluble in water but those of Amylopectin are soluble
2. Amylose composes around 20 to 30 percent of the total structure of starch. It is a polysaccharide made up of D-glucose units. Amylopectin is also a polysaccharide and composes the remaining percentage.
3. Amylose is not connected by any branching and has Alpha 1 and 4 bonds. Amylopectin is connected by branching.
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