Lesson 2: Amylose

Amylose

Amylose is used for the storage of glucose

  • It is an alpha-helix straight chain
  • It makes up around 20% of starch
  • Alpha-glucose molecules joined by alpha 1, 4 glycosidic bond
  • It forms a helix structure
  • There are few branch ends
  • It is highly compact
  • It is hydrolysed by amylase