Starch grains in a potato tuber consist of amylose and amylopectin. What is the mechanism for creating the straight-chain component?
Q1. Starch grains in a potato tuber consist of amylose and amylopectin. What is the mechanism for creating the straight-chain component?
Answer: Formation of alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkages
Explanation: Amylose is a linear polymer with alpha 1-4 bonds. Amylopectin is branched and contains both alpha 1-4 and 1-6 bonds.