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Draw a starch polymer containing its many monomers. Use a hexagon as a monomer. Label which is a monomer and which is a polymer.

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A starch polymer containing its many monomers is shown in the image attached.

Starch is a polymer made up of several repeating monomers and a complicated carbohydrate. Glycosidic linkages hold the glucose molecules that make up its monomers together. Plants are the main source of starch, which is a type of energy storage.

There are two primary components of starch: amylopectin and amylose. Whereas amylopectin is a branched chain with extra α-1,6-glycosidic linkages forming branch points, amylose is a linear chain of glucose molecules joined by α-1,4-glycosidic links.

Draw a starch polymer containing its many monomers. Use a hexagon as a monomer. Label-example-1
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