Compare Chitin and Glycogen Year 12 OCR Biology A

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Compare Chitin and Glycogen Year 12 OCR Biology A

Similarities

  • Polymers/Polysaccharides
  • Have a 6 carbon sugar (hexose)
  • Have 1,4-Glycosidic Bonds
  • Have a CH2OH side group(in monomers)

Differences

  • Chitin has beta glycosidic bonds
  • Chitin contains nitrogen/amide/ NH-CO-CH3
  • No 1,6-glycosidic bonds in chitin
  • No branching in chitin

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