What is the difference between amylose and amylopectin?

What is the difference between amylose and amylopectin?
  1. Amylopectin have 1→4   α- linkage and 1→6  β- linkage.
  2. Amylose have 1→4  α- linkage and 1→6   β-  linkage.
  3. Amylopectin have 1→4  α- linkage and 1→6  α- linkage.
  4. Amylose is made up of glucose and galactose.

Solution

Amylose is long unbranched chain with α-D- Glucosee with held by C1-C4 glucosidic linkage whereas amylopectin is branched chain polymer of α-D glucose unit in which chain is formed by C1-C4 glycosidic linkage while branching occurs by C1-C6 glucosidic linkage.

Asked in: NEET 2018

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