Starch
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- Starch's monomers are alpha glucose
- Starch contains 1-4 glycosidic bonds in amylose and both 1-6 and 1-4 in amylopectin
- Starch's function is to store glucose
- Starch is made of two polymers
- Amylosean unbranched molecule
- Amylopectina branched molecule
- Starch's a-helix structure can be compact and fit a lot of glucose in a small space
- Starch's branched structure increases the surface area for rapid hydrolysis back to glucose
- Starch is insoluble so won't affect the water potential of cells
- Starch is found in plant cells