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Q. Starch and cellulose are the compounds of many units of

AIIMSAIIMS 1996Biomolecules

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Starch consists of two components amylose and amylopectin. Both amylose and amylopectin are formed by the condensation of $\alpha$ - D - glucose. A chain of cellulose molecule contains 6000 or more glucose residues. The successive glucose residues are joined together by 1 - 4 $\beta$ - linkages.