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Starch, cellulose, and glycogen are all polysaccharides composed of glucose. What makes each of these polysaccharides unique in spite of the fact that all are composed solely of glucose?
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Starch: is produced by plants and is a nutritional form; linear structure with glucose molecules connected by alpha(1-->4) linkages.
Cellulose: is produced by plants and is a structural form; linear structure with glucose molecules connected by beta(1-->4) linkages; mammals do not have the enzyme needed to break this type of linkage.
Glycogen: is produced by animals and is a nutritional form; branched form with alpha(1-->4) linkages with alpha(1-->6) linkages at the branch points.
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