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-) Describe how enzymes in root cells synthesise starch.

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Answer: Amylopectin is synthesized from ADP-glucose while mammals and fungi synthesize glycogen from UDP-glucose; for most cases, bacteria synthesize glycogen from ADP-glucose (analogous to starch). In addition to starch synthesis in plants, starch can be synthesized from non-food starch mediated by an enzyme cocktail.

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