The Key Difference Between the Glycosidic Bonds in Amylose vs Amylopectin Starch Molecules
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Starch, the primary energy storage polysaccharide in plants, is composed of two types of molecules: amylose and amylopectin, which typically make up 20–30% and 70–80% of starch, respectively. The defining difference between the glycosidic bonds in amylose vs amylopectin is the presence of α-1,6 linkages in amylopectin, which are absent in the linear amylose molecule.
