Question: what is the basic structural difference between starch and glucose?
Answer: Starch contains a amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is a linear polymer of ∝ - D---- glucose whereas cellulose is a linear polymer of β - D---- glucose. In amylose, C 1 of one glucose unit is connected to C 4 of the other through ∝ - glycosidic linkage.