BRAINCAKEStarch
Starch is an energy storage polysaccharide found in plants. Starch grains occur in seeds and storage organs such as potato tubers.
Starch is made of chains of alpha glucose monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds.
Starch is made of amylose and amylopectin.
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Key terms in this lesson
- glycosidic bond
- The covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a condensation reaction.
More in Biological Molecules
- Hydrolysis
- Disaccharides
- Test for Reducing Sugars
- Test for Non-Reducing Sugars
- Test for Starch
- Colorimetry
- Glycogen
- Cellulose
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