Tag: Alpha bonds

Did you know that up to 80% of the starch in a plant is composed of branched molecules that store energy? Understanding what type of bond is present in starch is key to understanding this crucial energy storage molecule and why it is digestible by humans, unlike cellulose.

Approximately 70–80% of starch is composed of amylopectin, a highly branched polysaccharide. Starch is definitively an alpha-bond carbohydrate, a crucial detail that dictates its unique structure and biological role as an energy storage molecule in plants.