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    This document discusses starch, including its two main polymers, amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is 15-25% of starch, is soluble in water, and is made of linear alpha-glucose molecules. Amylopectin is 75-85% of starch, is insoluble in water, and contains branching side chains of alpha-glucose molecules. The document also asks questions about identifying properties of each polymer and using iodine solution to detect starch.

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    This document discusses starch, including its two main polymers, amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is 15-25% of starch, is soluble in water, and is made of linear alpha-glucose molecules. Amylopectin is 75-85% of starch, is insoluble in water, and contains branching side chains of alpha-glucose molecules. The document also asks questions about identifying properties of each polymer and using iodine solution to detect starch.

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    This document discusses starch, including its two main polymers, amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is 15-25% of starch, is soluble in water, and is made of linear alpha-glucose molecules. Amylopectin is 75-85% of starch, is insoluble in water, and contains branching side chains of alpha-glucose molecules. The document also asks questions about identifying properties of each polymer and using iodine solution to detect starch.

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    This document discusses starch, including its two main polymers, amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is 15-25% of starch, is soluble in water, and is made of linear alpha-glucose molecules. Amylopectin is 75-85% of starch, is insoluble in water, and contains branching side chains of alpha-glucose molecules. The document also asks questions about identifying properties of each polymer and using iodine solution to detect starch.

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    S TA RC H

    KHANH & NHUNG


    Common knowledge

    A polymer (monomer: α-glucose) 2 types of molecules:  α-amylose


    & amylopectin
    Energy storage in plants

    Function
    Industrial usages
    CONDENSATION
    REACTION
    α-amylose (15-
    25%)
    Soluble in H2O 

    Made of α-glucose
    molecules

    A resistant starch (acts


    simillarly to fibre)
    Amylopectin (75-85%)
    Insoluble in H2O 

    Made of α-glucose molecules 

    There are side branches joined to


    the C6 of the main chain
    Questions
     Name 2 properties from each
    polymer?

     Explain why we use iodine solution


    to identify which substances
    contain starch?

     What is the ratio of 1,4 alpha


    glycosidic links to 1,6 alpha
    glycosidic links in amylopectin
    molecules?

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