Compare the structure of starch to that of cellulose and glycogen
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Compare the structure of starch to that of cellulose and glycogen

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Glycogen is quite a different polysaccharide. It is a very highly branched polymer of D-glucose units but it has an enzyme in its centre called glycogenin. Glycogenin is a protein involved in the biosynthesis of glycogen. I hope this has helped!......
How are these compared to each other?, hope you can help

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Starch is a polysaccharide produced by plants as a way of storing energy. Starch is actually composed of two polysaccharides: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose has a completely linear structure whereas amylopectin has a very branched structure. Cellulose is also a polysaccharide produced by plants but this polymer is used by plants to make cell walls. It is a completely linear chain of D-glucose units. Glycogen is quite a different polysaccharide. It is a very highly branched polymer of D-glucose units but it has an enzyme in its centre called glycogenin. Glycogenin is a protein involved in the biosynthesis of glycogen. I hope this has helped!
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