And do they both provide structure and support? I think only starch functions in structure and support, not glycogen. But I'm not 100% sure... what do you think?
2007-12-23 07:08:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
no they are different
because starch is formed by glucose with binding through beta glycosidic bonds.
While in glycogen they are alpha.
2007-12-23 08:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are close but not quite.
It is cellulose that functions for structure and support. It is indeed a structural isomer of starch. Both of them are polymers derived from glucose, but there is the difference in the geometry of the link between the units.
Starch and glycogen are very similar, and the glucose units are linked together in the same way.
2007-12-23 08:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by Facts Matter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin whilst glycogen is made of alpha glucose in a chain similar to amylopectin but more branched.
2007-12-23 09:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋