14.8: What is the basic structural difference between starch and cellulose?
chain of −D−(+)−glucose units joined by C1−C4 glycosidic linkage ( -link).
Amylopectin is a branched-chain polymer of -D-glucose units, in which the chain is
formed by C1−C4 glycosidic linkage and the branching occurs by C1−C6 glycosidic linkage.
On the other hand, cellulose is a straight-chain polysaccharide of β-D-glucose units joined
by C1−C4 glycosidic linkage (β-link).
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