Starch Cellulose Glycogen

1.Starch is a branched polymer 1.Cellulose is a polymer of 1.Glycogen also contains α(1-

of liner polysaccharide glucose units. It is long and 4) and α(1-6) (at branching
amylase and a highlybranched unbranched. points) glycosidic bonds
polysaccharide amylopectin.  between their monomers.

2. Starch shows α-1, 4 linkages 2. Cellulose forms β-1, 4 2. Short and highly branched
linkages chains