Starch

by J_Alves - uploaded on May 24, 2010, 3:52 am

The abbreviated structure of the storage polysaccharide starch; just a short segment shown (starch is a long, potentially infinite, polymer of alpha-glucose molecules). Unbranched starch, like the one drawn here, is called amylose. Drawn in Inkscape.

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biology chemistry food molecule polysaccharide starch structure sugar
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