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Question

How do starch and chitin differ from each other?

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Answer

Starch is a polysaccharide of alpha glucose while chitin is a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine

Answer

Starch contains α(1→4) glycosidic bonds while chitin contains β(1 → 4) linkage

Answer

Chitins is a structural polysaccharide while starch is a storage polysaccharide