Question

Write the structural difference between starch and cellulose.

Answer 1

Starch	Cellulose
Starch is made of α-1, 4 linkages.	Cellulose is made of β-1, 4 linkages.
Starch is found in both linear and branched chains	Cellulose is mostly linear chains of glucose molecules
Starch occurs in two forms— amylase and amylopectin	Cellulose occurs in nature as pure cellulose, hemicellulose or lignin.
Starch functions as a storage polysaccharide	Cellulose functions as a structural polysaccharide.