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Similarities
- Both are polysaccharides.
- Both have glycosidic bonds formed in condensation reactions.
- Both insoluble in water.
- Both found in plants.
- Both have unbranched chains.
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Differences
- Amylose is alpha glucose, cellulose is beta glucose.
- Cellulose has a structural role- is found in plant cell walls. Amylose is the energy storage in plants, forming starch with amylopectin.
- Cellulose chains form microfibrils and macrofibrils through hydrogen bonding.
- Amylose is a coiled structure, cellulose is not.
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