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Comparative Table for Cellulose, Starch, Glycogen and Chitin
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Plants
Starch
Glycogen
Animals
Highly branched
Cellulose
Chitin
Plants
polysaccharide
polysaccharide
insects, crabs, spiders. Also fungi.
polysaccharide
polysaccharide
highly branched
structural
branched chains of glucose subunits
glucose subunits bear a N-containing functional group
most abundant organic molecule on earth
found commonly in roots and seeds
found in liver and muscles
makes up some animal´s exoskeletons
energy-storage molecule
polymer of glucose molecules
energy-storage molecules
fibre‐forming polymer