Question
What is glycogen? How is it different from starch?
Solution
Glycogen is a polysaccharide. It is a polymer of D-glucose. It stores food in animals and human beings.
Glycogen and starch differ in the type of glycoside bond that joins the D(+) glucose monomers and the amount of chain branching. When the body needs glucose, enzymes break down to glucose.
Glycogen and starch differ in the type of glycoside bond that joins the D(+) glucose monomers and the amount of chain branching. When the body needs glucose, enzymes break down to glucose.
