$\alpha$ -Amylose is an unbranched glucose polymer. Why would this polymer not be as effective a storage form of glucose as glycogen?
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Step 1: $\alpha$-Amylose is an unbranched glucose polymer, meaning it has only one reducing end and one non-reducing end per molecule. Show more…
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